United Kingdom
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United States
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France
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President Macron listed the verification of nuclear disarmament as one of the four priorities of France regarding nuclear disarmament in 2020.
France has taken part to the work of the IPNDV on this issue.
It partnered with Germany in 2019 and 2022 to organise a practical exercise on nuclear disarmament verification (NuDiVe).
It supported UNGA resolutions creating Groups of Governmental Experts on this issue and took part in the work of the GGEs.
What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?
France took part in the 2nd GGE on nuclear disarmament verification that handed its report in June 2023.
It voted in favour of the UNGA resolution 79/240 creating a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification in December 2024.
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Emmanuel Macron. Speech of the President of the Republic on the Defense and Deterrence Strategy. (Paris), 7 February 2020. https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2020/02/07/speech-of-the-president-of-the-republic-on-the-defense-and-deterrence-strategy
National Report submitted by France. Report submitted by France under actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2022–2026). NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2. 7 March 2025, https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2