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OSCE role in preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in focus at meeting in Vienna
Representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States on 13 July 2011 discussed how to best r implement U.N. Security Council Resolution 1540, which obliges signatories to take measures against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, biological and nuclear weapons...
OSCE Secretary General emphasizes need to secure ammunitions and weapons stocks following Cyprus explosion
VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – The deadly explosion of munitions at a military base in Cyprus underlines that work to secure ammunition and weapons stocks is of utmost urgency, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today...
NATO Secretary General to address OSCE security conference in Vienna
VIENNA, 27 June 2011 – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will deliver a speech at an OSCE security conference to be held Wednesday to Friday in Vienna...
OSCE signs contract extension to remove remainder of toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Omelianchuk on 15 June 2011 signed a contract extension with a Russian consortium for the safe disposal of 9,500 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in Ukraine...
Recent conflicts, new threats underline need for adapted military doctrine, Italian official says at OSCE meeting
VIENNA, 24 May 2011 – Contemporary and recent conflicts have demonstrated that military measures alone cannot create security, Italian Lieutenant General Paolo Magro said today at the opening session of an OSCE seminar on military doctrine...
Senior military officials from OSCE region to discuss new threats and changing nature of conflicts
VIENNA, 17 May 2011 – The changing nature of conflicts, new threats and military technological advancements will be among topics in focus during an OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar to be held 24-25 May in Vienna...
New OSCE decision to prevent surplus ammunition falling into wrong hands
VIENNA, 23 March 2011 – The 56 OSCE participating States today adopted a decision that aims to prevent surplus, expired or obsolete conventional ammunition from ending up in the hands of criminal or terrorist groups...
OSCE supports non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction present a serious challenge to international peace and security. Stopping their proliferation requires a co-ordinated and comprehensive international response. United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 requires all states to contribute to putting in place the necessary structures to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, including their means of delivery...
OSCE to hold workshop on support to stop spread of weapons of mass destruction
VIENNA, 26 January 2011 – A workshop on the role of the OSCE in facilitating UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction starts in Vienna tomorrow...
OSCE starts clean-up of toxic rocket fuel component from third military base in Ukraine
RADEKHIV, Ukraine, 19 November - Specialists filled railway tanks with a toxic rocket fuel component that had been stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Western Ukraine today in preparation for shipping...