INF - aftalen |
sidst opdateret d. 13/1 - 2019 foto: Prayitno - FN bygningen. |
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Vi skal værne om de internationale aftaler som forhindre et yderligere våbenkapløb, modsat vil en afskaffelse af INF-aftalen bringe New START forhandlingerne i fare.Verden har ikke brug for mindre våbenkontrol, men mere kontrol med våben.
Nu kun 22 dage tilbageCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CND Just 22 days left for our government to speak out to #SaveTheINF. And if the INF is scrapped, it is crucial that the Prime Minister guarantees that Britain will not play host to US nuclear missiles again.
Russia is ready to discuss mutual inspections with the United States in order to save the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, RIA news agency cited Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying on Friday.MOSCOW (Reuters) d. 14/12 - 2018 “If the United States really wants to come to some kind of agreement with us, then we need to sit down at the negotiating table in an inter-agency format and agree on everything in detail. We are ready for this,” foreign ministry official Vladimir Yermakov was cited as saying.
I SIPRIs årsrapport for 2018 er INF - aftalen problemmer belyst.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CNDBackgroundPresident Trump has announced that he will withdraw the US from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty with Russia on February 2nd, unless Russia displays full compliance. While CND calls on both Russia and the US to fully comply with the terms of the INF, threatening to withdraw from the treaty in 60 days rather than proposing negotiations to resolve the outstanding issues is a risky decision. The INF is a vital nuclear treaty which has ensured the destruction of nearly 2,700 short- and medium-range missiles and has played a crucial role in ensuring that US missiles are not situated in Europe. This withdrawal from the INF treaty is part of a wider pattern of the US disengaging from essential international nuclear treaties. Earlier this year, the US withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, removing its support for a treaty which sought to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Furthermore, the US withdrawal from the INF treaty also calls into question whether Washington will work with Moscow to renew the New START treaty in 2021, when it is due to expire. The New START treaty, signed in 2010, limits the number of nuclear warheads of both Russia and the US to no more than 700. This treaty is therefore crucial for preventing a global arms race and ensuring nuclear de-escalation. However, given the US’ current attitude towards global agreements it is now uncertain whether Washington will continue to limit its nuclear weapons through engagement in the process of renewing New START. Read more about why Trump is making the world a more dangerous place Britain has an important role to play in this crisis. It should be encouraging a diplomatic solution to the crisis, rather than fanning the flames that can lead to nuclear war. Standing by and allowing crucial nuclear arms control agreements to be torn up places the whole world in great danger. It’s important to act now. Together we can make sure that our calls for a safer world are heard. Save the INF treatyCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CND Se CNDs aktion side. Thousands of you wrote to the Foreign Minister to ask what the British government was doing to save the INF. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has replied. Below is their reply. We’re sure you’ll agree, this isn’t an adequate response. We were a preparing a new letter to highlight the concerns that haven’t been addressed. We’ll announce details of our new letter shortly. eller nedenfor:
Security Policy Department King Charles Street D. 21 December 2018 Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament I am writing in response to a series of !etters, prompted by your organisation, that we have received on nuclear treaties. I am also responding to your letter of 10 December to the Foreign Secretary about the lntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Further to my letter of 29 November 2018 to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, I would like to reiterate that the UK Government supports effective international arms control agreements thai help control or reduce nuclear weapons around the world. The INF Treaty has made an important contribution to Euro-Atlantic security for over 30 The UK, along with our NATO Allies, has supported US efforts to bring Russia back to full and verifiable compliance, including through the NATO Summit Declaration in July, at the NATO-Russia Council in October and most recently at the NATO Foreign Ministers' on 4 December. At thai meeting, Allies released a statement which noted thai "We strongly support the finding of the United States that Russia is in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty" and "We call on Russia to return urgently to full and .verifiable compliance. It is now up to Russia to preserve the INF Treaty." Since the NATO statement and the recent US announcement about suspension of the Treaty, we do not believe thai Russia has made any meaningful effort to engage constructively with the US to save the Treaty. Russia's development of treaty-violating On New START, we were pleased to see both sides meet the Treaty !imitations by the deadline earlier this year and believe thai continued implementation is important. The Treaty contributes to international stability, and we support early and active dialogue on ways to improve strategic stability. Yours sincerely, Adam Sambrook |