Conference on Disarmament

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Conference on Disarmament (CD) is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum. Established in 1979, the Conference succeeded the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1960), the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1962-68) and the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament (1969-78).

Its membership includes the following 65 nations:

Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
Ethiopia
Finland
French
Germany
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Islamic Republic of Iran
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakstan
Kenya
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Zimbabwe

The CD operates by consensus and has successfully negotiated the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Currently under discussion are a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT), a prevention of an arms race in outer space (PAROS), nuclear disarmament, and negative security assurances (NSA).