SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 193 STC 05 E Original: English N AT O   P a r l i a m e n t a r y  As s e m b l y DRAFT RESOLUTION on SECURITY OF WMD - RELATED MATERIAL IN RUSSIA presented by Pierre Claude NOLIN (Canada) General Rapporteur The Assembly, 1. Alarmed   by  the  possibility  of  terrorist  attacks  using  nuclear,  radiological,  biological  or chemical weapons; 2. Mindful that Russia's WMD-related arsenals and stocks are the largest in the world, and that security upgrades of these stocks are yet to be completed, thus posing a potential proliferation and environmental threat; 3. Conscious   that  the   Russian   Federation   is   not  the   only   country   posing  the  threat   of proliferation of WMD related material; 4. Welcoming  the achievements of the Russian Federation and the international community in securing WMD and related material, especially through the US-led Co-operative Threat Reduction programme,  and  the  G-8  Global  Partnership  Against  the  Spread  of  Weapons  and  Materials  of Mass Destruction; 5. Praising the recent decision of the United States and the Russian Federation to conclude an agreement  on  liability  protection  for  US  personnel  working  on  threat  reduction  programmes  in Russia; 6. Regretting  nonetheless  that  the  co-operation  is  still  hindered  by  bureaucratic  inertia,  the unresolved  question  of  access  of  international  officials  to  sensitive  sites,  and  the  lack  of  mutual trust that derives from the remaining Cold War perceptions; 7. Concerned  about  the  slow  pace  of  chemical  weapons  destruction,  putting  the  deadlines established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in danger; 8. Deeply  concerned  that  the  Russian  biodefence  sector  remains  virtually  excluded  from co-operative threat reduction programmes; 9. Recalling  Assembly  Resolution  313  passed  in  2001,  addressing the  issue  of  safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States,

193 STC 05 E 2 12. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance: a. to increase efforts to assist Russia in securing its stocks of WMD and related materials  by expanding and reinforcing bilateral and Global Partnership programmes; b. to emphasize the commonality of the security challenges of the 21^st century by promoting the benefits of cooperation and the equality of all involved parties; c. to   enhance   co-ordination   of   international   efforts,   particularly   with   respect   to   chemical weapons    destruction    and    utilisation    of    Russian    nuclear    submarines    and    related environmental problems; d. to help Russia complete the process of securing nuclear material storage sites by 2008; e. to  develop  a  reliable  account  mechanism  and  eventually  negotiate  with  Russia  a  verifiable agreement on the control and reduction of tactical nuclear weapons; f. to  encourage  the  Russian  government  to  expand  co-operation  with  its  partners  in  the international community in order to better safeguard the Russian biodefence sector; g. to seek an agreement with the Russian government for the removal of unnecessary technical or bureaucratic pre-conditions that hamper the pace of chemical weapons destruction; h. to increase efforts to assist Russia in improving living conditions of former weapons scientists and in further promoting their redirection to peaceful activities; i. to  support  the  expansion  of  co-operative  threat  reduction  initiatives  to  other  countries  by using the experience gained in Russia; j. to encourage Russian authorities: i. to facilitate conditions for international assistance and access to WMD-related material storage sites that require security upgrades; ii. to   constantly   increase   Russia's   own   financial   contribution   in   accordance   with   its economic improvements; iii. to remove all remaining bureaucratic obstacles and to grant tax exemptions to facilitate international assistance; iv. to introduce an officially approved plan for chemical weapons destruction in accordance with international agreements. ________________