Introduction

The objective of the Symposium on Missile Development and Its Impact on Global Security and this subsequent publication is to provide an overall picture of the rapidly evolving situation with respect to the development and proliferation of missiles—whether armed with conventional warheads or warheads for weapons of mass destruction (WMD)—export controls, civilian space programmes and missile defence issues, and their potential impact on global security. The panellists explored the prospects for a multilateral consensus on negotiating non-discriminatory restraints on missile development, beginning with confidence-building measures like data exchanges and including the possible creation of missile-free zones.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament