§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many governments are reported as regarding the National Missile Defence policy of the United States government as incompatible with the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty. [HL3834]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalIt is not for us to comment on reports of the views of other governments in this regard.
The US Administration itself has said on numerous occasions that it remains fully committed to its obligations under the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.
§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether both they and the United States government are committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons as signatories to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty. [HL3835]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalUnder Article VI of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), all states Parties undertook "to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete 29WA disarmament under strict and effective international control".
At the 2000 NPT Review Conference, the United Kingdom and the other nuclear-weapon states made an "unequivocal undertaking … to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals leading to nuclear disarmament to which all States parties are committed under Article VI".