A Building Block for a Middle East without WMD: An All-inclusive Nuclear-Test-Free Zones

05 October 2017

A Dual-Track Approach That Simultane

Since Egypt, Iran, and Israel have signed but not ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), they agree to the goal of prohibiting the testing of nuclear weapons. As a building block towards the establishment of a weapons-of-mass-destruction-free zone (WMDFZ) in the Middle East, they could jointly or concurrently ratify the CTBT, thus creating a de facto nuclear-test-free zone in the region that Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen could join. This could act as a confidence-building measure and facilitate the participation of these states in the activities of the CTBT Organization (CTBTO), which verifies compliance with the test ban.

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Mr Marc Finaud
Senior Advisor and Associate Fellow, Global Fellowship Initiative, GCSP

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