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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, after the end of the cold war, the problem of nuclear proliferation seemed to have receded, but today it is once again reverting to centre stage. The North Korean Government’s declaration that it possesses nuclear weapons has rightly aroused great concern for a region with the world’s greatest nuclear concentration. At the same time, a nuclear Iran would destabilise the Middle East, creating huge security problems in Europe’s own backyard.
The European security strategy is right to consider the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as the second most serious global threat after international terrorism. Moreover, everyone knows that where rogue or bankrupt states are involved, or where monitoring is inadequate, the two problems are closely connected.
We cannot face this challenge alone. International coordination is needed to combat nuclear arms proliferation, and to increase police control and legal methods for monitoring, based on Dr ElBaradei’s seven steps, among which I would mention the five-year moratorium on new facilities, the unequivocal commitment to disarm by the five officially-recognised nuclear states, and the objective of making the Middle East a nuclear-free zone.
The relationship between the European Union and the United States is crucial for the effective combating of nuclear proliferation. Europe and the United States are complementary. In the immediate future, the joint transatlantic goal must be to halt Iranian activity and ensure the success of the annual NPT review conference."@en1
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