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<p>As set out in its 2010 Strategic Concept, NATO is committed to the long-term goal
of a world without nuclear weapons. However, for as long as nuclear weapons exist,
NATO has stated that it will remain a nuclear alliance.</p><p>The United Kingdom fully
supports efforts to combat the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction through
the universalisation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxic
Weapons Convention. Furthermore, the UK will continue to work to make nuclear weapons
less necessary, with the goal of making them unnecessary. We believe that the best
way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual disarmament negotiated
step–by-step within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and
the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security
Review in 2010, we consider that our nuclear deterrent is the ultimate means to deter
the most extreme threats, and the United Kingdom will retain a credible, continuous
and effective minimum nuclear deterrent for as long as the global security situation
makes it necessary.</p>
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