Freeing the Middle East from all weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and establishing a weapon-of-mass-destruction-free zone (WMDFZ) is a concept that originated many decades ago. Although this idea has existed for more than forty years, surprisingly little thought has been given to how it can be implemented at a practical level. Significant gaps regarding core concepts of the WMDFZ (the "Zone") negotiations and implementation exist both within the Middle East and internationally. The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies offers a new report on the subject in order to address these gaps with regard to the planned WMDFZ Middle East Conference, negotiation process, and the subsequent establishment of such a Zone by identifying the legal, technical, and organizational elements required to support the Zone negotiations and implementation.
