Who is Queen Noor and what does her group Global Zero propose?”
Global Zero in an international initiative launched in December 2008 to promote the abolition of nuclear weapons. It proposes a phased withdrawal and verification for the destruction of all devices held by official and unofficial members of the nuclear club. The plan envisions four phases: 1. (2010 – 2013) United States and Russia reduce arsenals to 1000 warheads each. 2. (2014 – 2018) United States and Russia agree to reduce (by 2021) to 500 warheads each, provided that all other nuclear powers freeze, then reduce their arsenals proportionally. 3. (2019-2023) All nuclear capable countries agree to reduce proportionally, reaching zero by 2030. 4. (2024-2030) Verification and enforcement of reductions to Global Zero. About the Campaign In December 2008 in Paris—in response to the growing threats of proliferation and nuclear terrorism—100 leaders from around the world launched Global Zero. They announced a plan for the phased, verified elimination of nuclear weapons, starting with deep r
The world now has the best chance in a long time to achieve nuclear disarmament after the US-Russian deal in July to cut their arsenals, Jordan’s Queen Noor, widow of the late King Hussein, told AFP. “The world faces an unprecedented opportunity for nuclear disarmament after the historic commitment of the United States and Russia” to reduce the number of atomic arms, she said in an interview. “The hope is that the US-Russian agreement will encourage all other nuclear powers to do the same,” added Noor, a founder of a global plan aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons. The US and Russian presidents, Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, issued a July declaration in Moscow replacing a key disarmament treaty. The declaration called for a reduction in the number of nuclear warheads in their respective strategic arsenals to between 1500 and 1675 within seven years and the number of ballistic missile carriers to between 500 and 1100. Noor is a founder of the Global Zero organisation, which include
China’s longstanding policy of “no first use of nuclear weapons” and its support for complete nuclear disarmament have set a good example for other nations, said a prominent advocate for international nuclear disarmament. “I think China’s policies are very progressive, very enlightened and set a good example for other nations,” said Queen Noor Al-Hussein of Jordan during an exclusive interview with Xinhua ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council meeting on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament. Queen Noor, the U.S.-born widow of late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, is a leading founder of the Global Zero, an international initiative launched in December 2008 to promote total elimination of nuclear weapons in the world.
