Nuclear Disarmament in Kazakhstan - The Political Process

Panel Discussion:

This year Kazakhstan celebrates not only its 30 years of independence but also the 30 years anniversary of the historic date of closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear test site. Previously, the British-Kazakh Society and Nevada-Semipalatinsk Anti-Nuclear Movement presented an interview with Mr. Olzhas Suleimenov, the Founder of the Movement which you can watch on our website under the section 'Recent Events'.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is well-known to be one of the leaders in ensuring the world's nuclear safety closing the largest Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in 1991 by the decree of the first President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the late 1980s, a powerful anti-nuclear movement Nevada-Semipalatinsk was started by Mr. Olzhas Suleimenov which then was accelerated by the first President. In fact, Kazakhstan had the fourth largest nuclear arsenal which was eliminated when Kazakhstan joined the START I Treaty and the Lisbon Protocol along with Belarus and Ukraine…