ABSTRACT
Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) constitutes a renewed risk for international peace and security. The EU sees the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery as an increasing threat to international peace and security rather than these weapons' mere existence. The EU seems to respect the current state of international law on disarmament and arms control. This means that the proliferation programs of States that are not party to present international treaties can be questioned only if the Security Council determines that they are a threat to international peace and security as an increasing threat to international peace and security rather than the Security Councils weapons' mere existence. The action plan proposes reinforcing EU cooperative threat reduction programs and integrating the WMD non-proliferation concerns into the EU's political, diplomatic, and economic activities and programs. The Russian Federation is the main target of those programs.
