Chronology (January-December 2020)
Jan | Iran announced that it suspended the implementation of its obligations under the JCPOA regarding restrictions on centrifuges (9th) The United Kingdom withdrew from the EU and EURATOM (31st) |
Feb | The P5 Conference in London (12-15th) IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security in Vienna (10-14th) The 27th Asian Export Control Seminar in Tokyo (12-13rd) Ministerial Meeting of the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament in Berlin (25th) |
Mar | NPT Review Conference was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 |
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Jun | U.S.-Russia Strategic Security Dialogue (22nd) |
Jul | The United States ended exemptions on Iran sanctions (27th) Annual Meeting of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) |
Aug | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (6th) Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony (9th) |
Sep | Meeting of the Commission for the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ Commission) (online) (9th) 64th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (21- 25th) |
Oct | Arms embargo on Iran under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 was lifted (18th) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached 50 ratifications (24th) A further postponement of NPT Review Conference to August 2021 was decided |
Nov | The United States conducted a subcritical nuclear test, named “Nightshade A” in the state of Nevada (2nd) |
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