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NATO HQ blocked by replica nuclear missile
Greenpeace activists block NATO's Brussels HQ with a full-size replica of a US B61 nuclear bomb
Twenty four Greenpeace activists from the UK. Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey were arrested this morning after staging a protest at NATO's Brussels headquarters. Their demand: removal of the 480 US-owned and controlled nuclear weapons from Europe. The action occurred as NATO Defence Ministers prepared for a high-level meeting on the future of NATO.
NATO foreign ministers meeting
Publication date: January 2001
Summary
NATO Foreign Ministers meeting as the North Atlantic Council in Brussels have one main item on their official agenda - to formally endorse a report on NATO arms control and disarmament policy.
"In the light of overall strategic developments and the reduced salience of nuclear weapons, the Alliance will consider options for confidence and security building measures, verification, non-proliferation and arms control and disarmament. The Council in Permanent Session will propose a process to Ministers in December for considering such options. The responsible NATO bodies would accomplish this. "
Informally, Ministers are also likely to spend time continuing to discuss US "Star Wars" plans and their impact on the alliance.