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Pillar 1

Action 21

As a confidence-building measure, all the nuclear-weapon States are encouraged to agree as soon as possible on a standard reporting form and to determine appropriate reporting intervals for the purpose of voluntarily providing standard information without prejudice to national security. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is invited to establish a publicly accessible repository, which shall include the information provided by the nuclear-weapon States.

China

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle 2022–2026)?

China has agreed with other P5 states on a common reporting framework in 2014 and filed national reports according to the common framework.

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle 2022–2026?

China has proposed that the five nuclear-weapon States voluntarily negotiate the frequency of submitting national reports and continue to submit reports under the common framework agreed upon by the five nuclear-weapon States in 2013, without imposing a universally applicable template.

China has proposed that if the national reports of nuclear-weapon States are to be reviewed, reports from non-nuclear-weapon States under the “nuclear umbrella” should also be included.

Sources

People’s Republic of China. Implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Report Submitted by the People’s Republic of China. April 28–May 9, 2014.

People’s Republic of China. Implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in the People’s Republic of China. January 1–28, 2022.

People’s Republic of China. “Statement on Strengthening the Review Process: Specific Issues at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh NPT Review Conference.” May 9, 2025.

France

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle 2022–2026)?

In 2013, the P5 agreed on a common national reporting template.

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle 2022–2026?

France proposed in 2023 to plan a dedicated session during the Third Preparatory Committee to allow States Parties, and in particular nuclear-weapon States, to consult with and receive the views of other NPT States Parties and civil society ahead of the elaboration and submission of their national implementation reports.

Sources

National Report submitted by France. Report submitted by France under actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2022–2026). NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2. 7 March 2025, https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2

Working Paper presented by France. Working Group on Further strengthening the review process of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Enhancing dialogue on national implementation reports. July 2023. https://docs-library.unoda.org/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons_-Working_group_on_further_strengthening_the_review_process_(2023)/13._WG_-_France_E.pdf

Russia

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle 2022–2026)?

Russia played a role in negotiating a standard reporting form through the P5 dialogue process.

Russia submitted national reports to the NPT Review Conference based on the common reporting framework in 2015 and in 2020

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle 2022–2026?

Russia stated that the reporting framework remains relevant and needs no updating

Russia has submitted a national report to the 2026 NPT Review Conference.

Russia participated in discussions on a new reporting framework under a working group on further strengthening the review process at the first session of the Preparatory Committee in July 2023. Russia criticised the discussions as an attempt to impose transparency and accountability measures on nuclear-weapon States and to convert the NPT review process into a means of oversight and coercion.

Sources

National report of the Russian Federation for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York), 21 May 2015.

https://www.un.org/en/conf/npt/2015/pdf/NPT-CONF2015-48_National%20report%20of%20the%20Russian%20Fed_E.pdf

National report of the Russian Federation, 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York), 19 March 2021.

https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2020/17/Rev.1

Statement by the Russian Federation. Cluster III Specific Issue on Strengthening the Review Process of the NPT. 2024 Preparatory Committee for the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Geneva), 30 July 2024

Statement by the Russian Federation. Issues of transparency, reporting and accountability. 2025 Preparatory Committee for the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York), 7 May 2025

National report of the Russian Federation, 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York), 2 March 2026.

https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2026/14

United Kingdom

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle 2022–2026)?

The UK played an important role in finalising a standard reporting form through the P5 dialogue process. The Joint Statement of the 2014 P5 meeting in Beijing stated “welcomed the achievement under France’s leadership of P5 consensus on a reporting framework. They introduced to each other their national reports consistent with this reporting framework and Actions 5, 20, and 21 of the 2010 NPT RevCon Final Document, with a view to reporting to the 2014 PrepCom”.

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle 2022–2026?

The UK submitted a draft report to the 2026 NPT Review Conference in 2025 based on the standard reporting form.

Sources

Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Draft National Report Pursuant to Actions 20 and 21 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference Final Document (London), 11 March 2025.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office. National report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland pursuant to actions 5, 20 and 21 of the action plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons for the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty (London), 5 November 2022. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/617b0205e90e07198018fa32/UK-national-report-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons-10th-review-conference.pdf

Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s National Report Pursuant to Actions 5, 20, and 21 of the NPT Review Conference Final Document (London: 2025). https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2015-0154/UK_Report_Pursuant_to_the_NPT_Review_Conference.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Working paper submitted by the P5. Joint statement of the P5 Beijing conference” Enhancing strategic confidence and working together to implement the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review outcomes. Beijing, 14-15 April 2014. NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.33 (United Nations, New York) 24 April 2014. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/780595?v=pdf

United States

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle 2022–2026)?

In 2012, the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative submitted a working paper at the 2013 NPT Preparatory Commission proposing a standardized format for the Nuclear-Weapon States to provide enhanced transparency regarding their nuclear arsenals, and to report on actions taking in support of the 2010 Action Plan. Building upon this proposal, in 2014 the Nuclear-Weapon States adopted a national reporting framework with respect to Actions 5, 20, and 21 of the 2010 NPT Review Conference Final Document.

Although each of the NWS’ national reports includes varying levels of detail, the reporting framework is organized as follows:

Section I: Reporting on national measures relating to disarmament
Nuclear security policies, doctrine and activities associated with nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons, nuclear arms control (including nuclear disarmament) and verification
Transparency and confidence-building measures
Other related issues

Section II: Reporting on national measures relating to non-proliferation
Safeguards
Export controls
Nuclear security
Nuclear-weapon-free zones
Compliance and other issues
Other contributions to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons

Section III: Reporting on national measures relating to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Promoting peaceful uses
Technical assistance through the IAEA to its member states
Nuclear safety and civil nuclear liability
Other related issues.

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle 2022–2026?

The United States is currently preparing its national report for the next NPT Review Conference in 2026, which will presumably utilize the same reporting framework as its previous submissions.

Sources

Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates). Transparency of Nuclear Weapons: The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative: Working Paper. NPT/CONF.2015/PC.I/WP.12. New York: United Nations, 2012. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2015/PC.I/WP.12.

United States of America. “Actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Action Plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Report Submitted by the United States of America.” NPT/CONF.2015/38. 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, New York, April 27–May 22, 2015. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2015/38.

United States of America. “Actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Action Plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Report Submitted by the United States of America.” NPT/CONF.2020/47. Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, New York, August 1–26, 2022. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2020/47.

Action 22: All States are encouraged to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (A/57/124) regarding the United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education, in order to advance the goals of the Treaty in support of achieving a world without nuclear weapons.