Written question asked by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 8 June 2020 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Confidence Building Measures

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to try and establish confidence building measures between nuclear powers since the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Answer: During our coordination of the P5 Process, the UK hosted a range of discussions between the five Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Nuclear Weapon States, including a dialogue aimed at increasing our mutual understanding of each other's nuclear doctrine, and hosting a conference of the five Nuclear Weapon States in London on 12-13 February 2020. At that meeting, all five states underlined the importance of reducing nuclear risk and promoting stability, and agreed that dialogue on strategic risk reduction should continue.

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