Chronology (January-December 2019)
| Jan |
Regular NWS Meetings on Arms Control in Beijing (30-31st) France, Germany, and the United Kingdom established the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) (31th) |
| Feb |
The United States formally notified Russia of its withdrawal from the INF treaty, and declared that it would suspend its obligations (2nd) The United States conducted a subcritical test, named “EDIZA Vega” (13th) 26th Asian Export Control Seminar in Tokyo (26-28th) |
| Mar | |
| Apr |
Third Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference in New York (29th-May 10th) |
| May |
The Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament published a report Iran stated that it suspended the implementation of its obligations under the JCPOA regarding the limits of storage of low-enriched uranium (LEU) and heavy water (15th) |
| Jun |
Stockholm Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and the NPT in Stockholm (11th) Fifth CTBT Science and Technology Conference in Vienna (24-28th) Third U.S.-North Korean Summit in Panmunjom (30th) |
| Jul |
The first CEWG plenary meeting (2-3th) |
| Aug |
Expiration of the INF Treaty (2nd) Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (6th) Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony (9th) |
| Sep |
63rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (16- 20th) IAEA Technical Meeting on Computer Security Approaches and Applications in Nuclear Security in Berlin (23-27th) 11th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT in New York (25th) |
| Oct |
U.S.-North Korean Working-Level Meeting in Stockholm (5-6th) The IAEA, together with Japan, held a nuclear security tabletop exercise for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics (7th) Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament publicized the Chair’s Report (21st) |
| Nov |
The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and all other Weapons of Mass Destruction in New York (18-22nd) The Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the first papal visit for 38 years (23-26th) |
| Dec |
Seventh plenary meeting of the IPNDV in Ottawa (3-5th) |
