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The United States’ announcement today of its withdrawal from the Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed between the US and the USSR in 1972, is disappointing, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Matt Robson said today.

Disarmament Minister Matt Robson welcomed the announcement today that the US will slash its nuclear weapons stockpile by about two-thirds and that Russia will try to respond in kind.

Disarmament Minister Matt Robson welcomed the announcement today that the US will slash its nuclear weapons stockpile by about two-thirds and that Russia will try to respond in kind.

“Ridding the world of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons has long been important to New Zealand.

“Ridding the world of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons has long been important to New Zealand.

"Whether faced with nuclear weapons, germ warfare, chemical weapons or the illegal trade of guns, all countries need to work together now to keep weapons out of the hands of terrorists," says Disarmament Minister Matt Robson.

Mrs Pauline Tangiora of Mahia has been appointed to the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) Disarmament Minister Matt Robson and Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

The Pacific is not - if it ever was, a tranquil place says Disarmament Minister and Minister in charge of Aid Matt Robson.

"New Zealand is the only country in the world with a Minister for Disarmament.

Barbara Bridge will be New Zealand’s next disarmament envoy in Vienna, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff and Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Matt Robson announced today.

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Matt Robson today described the United States' decision to walk away from talks to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention as troubling and a serious setback to the control and eradication of biological weapons

"The South Pacific is faced with a modern plague of illicit small arms - in the Solomon Islands, in Fiji, on Bougainville.

"The South Pacific is faced with a modern plague of illicit small arms - in the Solomon Islands, in Fiji, on Bougainville.

Latin American countries heard today New Zealand's ideas on ways to speed up the process towards a nuclear weapon free Southern Hemisphere.

Yesterday Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Matt Robson was in Brazil to gather support.

Latin American countries heard today New Zealand's ideas on ways to speed up the process towards a nuclear weapon free Southern Hemisphere.

Yesterday Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Matt Robson was in Brazil to gather support.

New Zealand and Brazil will work together to develop the next steps towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, and to boost commitment to a nuclear weapon free Southern Hemisphere," Minister for Disarmament and arms control Matt Robson announced today

New Zealand and Brazil will work together to develop the next steps towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, and to boost commitment to a nuclear weapon free Southern Hemisphere," Minister for Disarmament and arms control Matt Robson announced today

New Zealand regrets United States President Bush's
announcement of a firm intention to proceed with missile
defence plans, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff and

The debate called for by a group of former defence chiefs has already taken place, says Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Matt Robson.

Kei runga tenei.
Te whare tu mai nei, tena koe.
Ko nga aitua maha kua whetu-rangi-tia, haere haere, hoki atu ra.

Yesterday's bombing of Baghdad by the United States and Great Britain is a setback for world peace initiatives and the moves to lift the sanctions against Iraq, says Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Matt Robson.

Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Matt Robson is backing Italian calls for a suspension on the use of depleted uranium munitions.

Minister of Disarmament Matt Robson says the Labour Alliance Coalition Government is saying loud and clear to nuclear transporters that they should keep out of our waters.

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Matt Robson is seeking more information from NATO and European Union countries following reports about troop exposure to depleted NATO uranium shells used in Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Gulf War.