tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/a-quarter-century-of-chemical-weapons-prevention 2025-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 A quarter century of chemical weapons prevention Dstl marks 25 years as an OPCW Designated Laboratory, maintaining elite global status in chemical weapons verification and a critical UK sovereign capability. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/50th-anniversary-of-the-entry-into-force-of-the-biological-and-toxin-weapons-convention-btwc-uk-statement 2025-03-26T08:00:02+00:00 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC): UK statement David Riley, UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, gave this UK statement on the 50th anniversary of the BTWC's entry into force. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/statement-to-the-108th-session-of-the-executive-council-of-the-opcw 2025-03-04T15:40:31+00:00 Statement to the 108th Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW Statement to the 108th Session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, by Her Excellency Joanna Roper, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/munitions-planning-informed-by-operational-analysis 2024-12-24T08:35:05+00:00 Munitions planning informed by operational analysis Dstl's expert analysis helps the MOD make the right strategic choices when planning UK munition stockpiles and investment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/opcw-66th-meeting-of-the-executive-council-uk-national-statement 2024-12-12T16:18:17+00:00 OPCW 66th Meeting of the Executive Council: UK national statement Statement by UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) David True, at the 66th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC-M-66). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/statement-to-the-29th-session-of-the-conference-of-the-states-parties-of-the-opcw 2024-11-26T12:33:32+00:00 Statement to the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW Statement by Her Excellency Joanna Roper, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/opcw-107th-executive-council-uk-national-statement 2024-10-08T00:00:00+01:00 OPCW 107th Executive Council: UK national statement Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Joanna Roper, at the 107th Executive Council. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/advanced-future-military-laser-achieves-uk-first 2024-03-21T11:51:42+00:00 Advanced future military laser achieves UK first 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-statement-at-conference-on-disarmament-high-level-segment 2024-02-29T18:57:27+00:00 UK Statement at Conference on Disarmament: High-level Segment 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-dprk-russia-ballistic-missile-transfers 2024-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 DPRK-Russia ballistic missile transfers: joint statement, 12 January 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hypersonic-missiles-travelling-at-the-speed-of-soundtimes-5 2023-07-24T09:56:00+01:00 Hypersonic missiles: travelling at the speed of sound...times 5 New report on the development of hypersonic missile technologies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-national-statement-opcw-103rd-executive-council 2023-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 OPCW 103rd Executive Council: UK national statement Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Joanna Roper, at the 103rd Executive Council. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/experts-convene-for-chemical-weapons-demilitarisation-conference 2023-05-25T17:06:00+01:00 Experts convene for Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference International experts have convened in London for 25th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-reveals-royal-navy-seizure-of-smuggled-iranian-missiles 2022-07-07T09:51:00+01:00 UK reveals Royal Navy seizure of smuggled Iranian missiles HMS Montrose seized dozens of packages containing advanced weaponry, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for land attack cruise missiles. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/register-for-the-2022-international-chemical-weapons-demilitarisation-conference 2022-04-11T12:18:15+01:00 Register for the 2022 international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference Dstl will host the 24th CWD Conference, bringing together international experts and promoting collaboration to achieve a future free from chemical weapons. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/conference-on-disarmament-high-level-week-uk-statement 2022-02-28T11:33:00+00:00 Conference on Disarmament High Level Week: UK statement 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, United� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/26th-opcw-conference-of-states-parties-uk-statement 2021-12-01T19:01:22+00:00 26th OPCW Conference of States Parties: UK statement Baroness Goldie gave the UK statement to the 26th Conference of States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-conducts-un-sanctions-enforcement-to-counter-north-koreas-weapons-programmes 2021-09-26T09:51:30+01:00 UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile programmes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/conference-on-disarmament-minister-cleverlys-address-on-the-uk-integrated-review 2021-03-26T09:24:00+00:00 Conference on Disarmament: Minister Cleverly's address on the UK Integrated Review James Cleverly addressed the Conference on Disarmament following the publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign Policy and Development. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-the-treaty-on-the-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons 2020-03-10T12:08:00+00:00 Fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: joint statement Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of China, France, Russia, UK and US, celebrating how the Treaty has contributed to worldwide security and prosperity.