What is the relationship between the PSI SOP and UN Security Council Resolution 1540?
UNSCR 1540 and the PSI SOP are mutually reinforcing and are legally and politically compatible. PSI participants have found that participation in the PSI is an effective way to implement their obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1540. UN Security Council Resolution 1540 recognizes the threat to international peace and security posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and outlines concrete actions states can take to counter this threat. Operative paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1540 calls upon all states – in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law – to take cooperative action to prevent the illicit trafficking in nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, their means of delivery and related materials. This obligation can be met, if necessary, through interdiction, and the PSI helps countries improve their capabilities to organize for and conduct interdictions. Furthermore, UNSCR 1540’s d
UNSCR 1540 and the PSI SOP are mutually reinforcing and are legally and politically compatible. The April 2004 unanimous passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 recognizes the threat to international peace and security posed by the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and outlines concrete actions states can take to counter this threat. Amongst other steps, operative paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1540 calls upon all states – in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law – to take cooperative action to stop, impede, intercept and otherwise prevent the illicit trafficking in these weapons, their means of delivery and related materials. The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and its Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) identifies steps that can produce the kind of cooperation called for in UNSCR 1540. Accordingly, PSI is completely consistent with the UNSC Resolution. Furthermore, UNSCR 1540’s decision und
