Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction

The G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction is a security initiative announced at the 2002 G8 summit. It entails a pledge by G8 members to commit US$ 20 billion, over a ten-year period, towards the elimination and security of some weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Russia and former soviet states.[1][2] The agreement was initiated against the backdrop of the September 11 attacks and specifically aimed to deny terrorists access to WMDs.[3] Some of the stated priorities include: destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons, dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines, safeguarding/disposing fissile material as well as employing former weapons scientists.[4] The initiative was extended in 2011.[5] Now it has 27 members after Hungary joined in December, 2013.[6]

Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
Formation27 June 2002
PurposePreventing the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons and related materials
Membership
30 active member countries and the European Union
Websitehttps://www.gpwmd.com/
Weapons of mass destruction
By type
By country
Proliferation
Treaties
  • Book
  • Category

Working groups

The partners involved in the Global Partnership come together twice annually as the Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG). Its purpose is to review progress, assess the threat landscape and discuss where and how the partners can meaningfully engage to prevent terrorists and states of proliferation concern from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction.[7]

There are four sub-working groups subsumed under the GPWC. They aim to facilitate regular dialogue between experts on the Global Partnership's thematic priorities:[7]

  • Biological Security Working Group (BSWG)
  • Chemical Security Working Group (CSWG)
  • CBRN Working Group (CBRNWG)
  • Nuclear & Radiological Security Working Group (NRWSG)

References
  1. The New York Times (2008) RUSSIA/US: Global partnership Retrieved 2 September 2012
  2. Nuclear Threat Initiative. Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction ("10 Plus 10 Over 10 Program") Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 September 2012
  3. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 September 2012
  4. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Report on the G8 global partnership Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 September 2012
  5. U.S. Department of State (2012) G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction Retrieved 2 September 2012
  6. Hungary has become the 27th member of the partnership
  7. "How We Work - Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction". www.gpwmd.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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