The G8's global partnership against the spread of weapons and materials of mass destruction & the NPT

Publication date: April 2004

Summary
The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction was launched at the G8's Kananaskis Summit in Canada in 2002. A key part of the program was the disposition of surplus Russian weapons plutonium via MOX fuel.

This briefing argues that this program should now be halted given the proliferation threat it presents, as well as the immediate commencement of comprehensive negotiations on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty and calls for the G8 Global Partnership to ensure that nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament standards are applied universally and without discrimination.