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A military laser which could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone.

• Updated: 21 March 2024

Conference on Disarmament: High-level Segment. Statement by the United Kingdom, as delivered by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the United Nations on 28 February 2024.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

Joint statement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) export and Russia’s procurement of ballistic missiles, and their use against Ukraine.

• Updated: 12 January 2024

New report on the development of hypersonic missile technologies.

• Updated: 24 July 2023

Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Joanna Roper, at the 103rd Executive Council.

• Updated: 11 July 2023

International experts have convened in London for 25th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference

• Updated: 25 May 2023

HMS Montrose seized dozens of packages containing advanced weaponry, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for land attack cruise missiles.

• Updated: 7 July 2022

Dstl will host the 24th CWD Conference, bringing together international experts and promoting collaboration to achieve a future free from chemical weapons.

• Updated: 11 April 2022

As part of his visit to Geneva, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon delivered the UK's statement during the Conference on Disarmament's High Level Week. Lord Ahmad is the Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, Unit…

• Updated: 28 February 2022

Baroness Goldie gave the UK statement to the 26th Conference of States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

• Updated: 1 December 2021

HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile programmes.

• Updated: 26 September 2021

James Cleverly addressed the Conference on Disarmament following the publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign Policy and Development.

• Updated: 26 March 2021

Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of China, France, Russia, UK and US, celebrating how the Treaty has contributed to worldwide security and prosperity.

• Updated: 10 March 2020

Dstl Fellow Dr Norman Govan has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

• Updated: 27 January 2020

UK delivers statement in thematic debate on outer space, asking the First Committee to ensure the international framework keeps up with evolving technologies and build trust between nations operating in space.

• Updated: 4 November 2019

Conference to support the global effort to eliminate chemical weapons will take place in May 2020.

• Updated: 31 October 2019

Mr Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament delivers statement during thematic debate on international conventional arms control.

• Updated: 31 October 2019

Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes statement to the UN General Assembly, outlining UK's commitment for a world without nuclear weapons.

• Updated: 22 October 2019

Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes national statement about UK policy on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation and future objectives.

• Updated: 15 October 2019

H.E. Mr Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament delivers statement on the P5 process in General Debate at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly First Committee.

• Updated: 11 October 2019