Activities of Clare DALY related to 2020/2001(INI)
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REPORT on the challenges and prospects for multilateral weapons of mass destruction arms control and disarmament regimes
Amendments (30)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas solid and comprehensive arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament architecture based on binding treaties and reinforced by a reliable and transparent verification mechanism is key to maintainingan important contributor to peace, stability, predictability, human security and sustainable development, de-escalating existing tensions between states and reducing the possibility of armed conflict with catastrophic consequences;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU, through its Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), is proactively contributinges to the prevention of the use and proliferation of WMDs;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was an achievement of multilateral diplomacy led by the EU; whereas, despite Iran’s verified compliance with the deal, the US unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and re-imposed all US sanctions on Iran lifted by the accord; whereas the US and Iran have begun indirect negotiations with a view to their return to the JCPOA; whereas Iran has ceased the application of the additional protocol; in 2021 on the basis of the US’s unilateral withdrawal;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas following the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty following US withdrawal in August 2019, the US and Russia are now no longer prohibited from building and deploying this category of weapons and from engaging in a new arms race;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas in recent years, China has substantiallyas a result of hostility towards China from Western states, in particular from the United States, China has stepped up the development of its conventional and nuclear capabilities,; whereas China has shown reluctanthe U.S. Department of Defence estimates China’s deployed nuclear forces to engage in talks on its potential participation in multilateral arms control instrumentsnumber in the low 200s, a figure that is substantially lower than the approximately 1,500 deployed strategic nuclear forces the United States maintains on alert daily under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; whereas China will not come close to outpacing U.S. nuclear forces in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas since the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, France is now the only nuclear Member State, but not the only nuclear state in Europe;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas India and Pakistan, states outside the NPT framework, have declared themselves to be in possession of nuclear weapons; whereas Israel is in possession of nuclear weapons, despite not having declared as much, and whereas it has refused to participate in the NPT framework;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas Russia has failed for many years to comply with its obligations under the Open Skies Treaty; whereas the US and Russia have successively withdrawn from the tOpen Skies Treaty;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Chemical Weapons Convention is the world’s first multilateral disarmament agreement to provide for the elimination of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction; whereas in the past decade, the ethical norm against the use of chemical weapons has begun to show alarming signs of erosion;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas the nuclear activities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)all states represent a serious threat to international peace and security, and to global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons; calls for the elimination of all CBRN weapons, and calls for a renewed arms control multilateral order;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on nuclear-armed states, including those, like Israel, which have not been transparent about their possession of nuclear capability, to become party to the NPT;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in Europe; urges the French but also the British governments to disarm their nuclear weapons; urges the US government to remove all tactical nuclear weapons from Europe; calls for the dissolution of all nuclear sharing arrangements between EU Member States and the US/NATO;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that NATO Allies must remain committed to creating the conditions for the further reduction of the nuclear arsenal on the basis of reciprocity;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the entry into force of the TPNW as an expression of the desire of the majority of the global community to live in a nuclear weapon-free world; recalls that the goal of nuclear disarmament must be pursued while ensuring international stability and undiminished collective security; invites all NPT States Parties to therefore constructively engage in the NPT framework, and agree on realistic, effective, tangible, reciprocal and verifiable measures conducive to the achievement of the ultimate shared long- term goal of nuclear disarmament;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Confirms that the entry into force and ratification of the CTBT continues to be an important objective of the EU’s Strategy against Proliferation of WMD; ; notes that the CTBT has been ratified by 170 states, and points out that it cannot enter into force until ratified by the United States, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran, and Egypt, none of which have done so to date;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the treaty, which led to its termination; underlines its strong opposition to a new arms race and re-militarisation on European soil; welcomes the commitment made by the US and Russia to continue working towards the achievement of their stated common goal of ensuring predictability in the strategic domain and reducing the risks of armed conflict and the threat of nuclear war; calls on all other countries, notably China, in possession of or in the process of the development of missile systems to engage in efforts to multilateralise and universalise the successor treaty to the INF;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the decision taken by the US and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty; advocates the involvement of other nuclear-armed countries, notably China, in negotiations on any new arms control agreement;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with concern the ongoing Russian modernisation programmes which raise questions about Russian compliance with the objectives of the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives; cCalls on both the US and the Russian Federation to stick to their commitments in relation to non-strategic nuclear weapons and to ensure transparency on arsenals, deployments and the status of their respective weapons;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the international community must work on active measures to counter the adverse strategic implications of cruise- missile proliferation;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts made by the Vice President of the European Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to promote the universalisation of the HCoC; notes that such efforts are undermined by EU initiatives such as the European Defence Fund, which will inevitably lead to the production of more ballistic missiles;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to uphold the global ethical norm against chemical weapons by preventing impunity for their use; welcomes the adoption by the Council of a horizontal sanctions regime to address the growing use and proliferation of chemical weapons; reiterates its grave concern at the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny; welcomes the sanctions imposed on Russian officials in response to this blatant violation of international norms;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Praises the instrumental role the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been playing in the verified destruction of chemical agents; strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Republic;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its will to work towards achieving a complete, irreversible and verifiable global denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula; urges the DPRK to swiftly sign and ratify the CTBT and return to compliance with the NPT;