Mass destruction has been proposed for many years. Progress has been hindered by agreements both about terms and , steps to promote the zone, mainly by regional players. Cns has worked for many years on the zone issue. We explored the logical and legal aspects of how we can expand the zone. In november 2019, the unit u. N. General assembly adopted a resolution asking the secretarygeneral to convene a conference about weapons of mass destruction free zone from starting in 2019 and continuing until there is a legally binding treaty. The first conference will be is being planned for november 2019 in new york. We are delighted that dr. Ford agreed to speak about it today. Dr. Ford has an impressive career. Before becoming assistant secretary, he was the special assistant to the president and senior director of mass weapons. He had a position in capitol hill and is an Intelligence Officer at the international reserve. He went to Harvard University and yale law school. A less known fact abou
Secretary assistant secretary of state for International Security and proliferation, christopher ford. First put forth by iran and egypt in 1974 as a u. N. Resolution to be expanded to weapons of mass destruction in egypt, thefrom proposal has been discussed for many years. Cns has worked many years and we have publication on the zone issue. Most recently in november, 2018, the u. N. General assembly adopted a resolution asking the u. N. Secretarygeneral to convene a conference about weapons of mass destruction free zone starting from 2019 and continuing until there is a legal binding treaty. The first conference will be right now is being planned for november 2019 in new york, but the initiative has been received in the region with mixed results. We are very delighted that dr. Ford agreed to speak about it today. Let me introduce dr. Ford. Chris served as special assistant to the president and senior director of weapons of mass destruction at the nsc. And ased on capitol hill an intel
Talking about the we are very delighted to be here to have an indepth discussion about the prospects for progress on a weapon of mass destruction free zone in the middle east with stink list with speaker assistant secretary for nationaltal customer. Ford. Istopher organizationrgest dedicated to nonproliferation issues. We have headquarters in Monterey California as part of the mill Berry Institute of national affairs, which is a graduate school of middle barry affairs, of national which is a graduate school of middle barry institute. The ges it is normally understood that it is very difficult to make ingress on Security Issues the middle east because there are so many moving parts. In the middle east, there hasnt been a moving part for quite a few years. Hat may be about to change the gridlock may be coming under pressure because of recent developments we will be hearing about shortly. Podium over to the director of the James Martin Center Nonproliferation Program and she will east hav
You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces are just the mea
Ami ayalon, in northern israel, welcome to hardtalk. Ami ayalon, in northern israel, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for invitin welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great to welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great to have for inviting me. Great to have you on. You have a long, distinguished career at the top of the Israeli Security forces. Obviously that and sometime ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have set it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the wa