| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-29 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Nonproliferation Review |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:1The research for this paper was supported by a grant from the Ihel Foundation; Yona Cymerman and Lea Rappaport provided research assistance. 2 Article X.2 of the NPT, which entered into force in 1970, specifies that "Twenty-five years after the entry into force of the Treaty, a conference shall be convened to decide whether the Treaty shall continue in force indefinitely, or shall be extended for an additional fixed or fixed periods. This decision shall be taken by a majority of the Parties to the Treaty." 3 Judy Aita and Jacquelyn S. Porth, "Last-Minute Egyptian Move Sets Back NPT Conference Deadline," (Washington, D.C.: United States Information Agency, NEA 306, May 10, 1995). 4 For a general summary and assessment of the NPTREC, see Tariq Rauf and Rebecca Johnson, "After the NPT's Indefinite Extension: The Future of the Global Nonproliferation Regime," The Nonproliferation Review 3 (Fall 1995). 5 See for example, Abdallah Hammudah and Sawsan Abu Husayn, "Interview with Foreign Minister Amr Musa," Al-Sharq Al-awsat (London), August 24, 1995, p. 7; in FBIS-NES-95-167 (29 August 1995), p. 9. 6 Gerald M. Steinberg, "Middle East Arms Control and Regional Security," Survival 36 (Spring 1994). 7 The sessions of the ACRS are closed and information is limited. For a discussion of the primary issues, see Alan Platt,ed.,Arms Control and Confidence Building in the Middle East (Washington, D.C.:U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 1992); Steven Speigel and David Pervin, eds., Practical Peacemaking in The Middle East, Vol.I: Arms Control and Regional Security (New York: Garland Publishing, 1995); Joel Peters, Pathways to Peace: TheMultilateralArab-Israeli Talks (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996); and Bruce W. Jentleson, "The Middle East Arms Control and Regional Security Working Group (ACRS)," in A. Makovsky, ed., Building a Middle East Community: The Future of the Middle East Multilateral Peace Process (Washington, D.C.: Washington Institute for Near East Policy, forthcoming). 8Mohamed Nabil Fahmy, "Egypt's disarmament initiative," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (November 1990), pp. 9-10. In 1978, President Sadat had sought to include agreement on the Israeli nuclear capability in the context of the Camp David Agreements that led to the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, but this was rejected by the Israelis, and the issue was dropped for many years. See William
Funding
1The research for this paper was supported by a grant from the Ihel Foundation; Yona Cymerman and Lea Rappaport provided research assistance. 2 Article X.2 of the NPT, which entered into force in 1970, specifies that "Twenty-five years after the entry into force of the Treaty, a conference shall be convened to decide whether the Treaty shall continue in force indefinitely, or shall be extended for an additional fixed or fixed periods. This decision shall be taken by a majority of the Parties to the Treaty." 3 Judy Aita and Jacquelyn S. Porth, "Last-Minute Egyptian Move Sets Back NPT Conference Deadline," (Washington, D.C.: United States Information Agency, NEA 306, May 10, 1995). 4 For a general summary and assessment of the NPTREC, see Tariq Rauf and Rebecca Johnson, "After the NPT's Indefinite Extension: The Future of the Global Nonproliferation Regime," The Nonproliferation Review 3 (Fall 1995). 5 See for example, Abdallah Hammudah and Sawsan Abu Husayn, "Interview with Foreign Minister Amr Musa," Al-Sharq Al-awsat (London), August 24, 1995, p. 7; in FBIS-NES-95-167 (29 August 1995), p. 9. 6 Gerald M. Steinberg, "Middle East Arms Control and Regional Security," Survival 36 (Spring 1994). 7 The sessions of the ACRS are closed and information is limited. For a discussion of the primary issues, see Alan Platt,ed.,Arms Control and Confidence Building in the Middle East (Washington, D.C.:U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 1992); Steven Speigel and David Pervin, eds., Practical Peacemaking in The Middle East, Vol.I: Arms Control and Regional Security (New York: Garland Publishing, 1995); Joel Peters, Pathways to Peace: TheMultilateralArab-Israeli Talks (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996); and Bruce W. Jentleson, "The Middle East Arms Control and Regional Security Working Group (ACRS)," in A. Makovsky, ed., Building a Middle East Community: The Future of the Middle East Multilateral Peace Process (Washington, D.C.: Washington Institute for Near East Policy, forthcoming). 8Mohamed Nabil Fahmy, "Egypt's disarmament initiative," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (November 1990), pp. 9-10. In 1978, President Sadat had sought to include agreement on the Israeli nuclear capability in the context of the Camp David Agreements that led to the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, but this was rejected by the Israelis, and the issue was dropped for many years. See William
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Ihel Foundation |