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On 2-3 July I was a facilitator to the @StateISN #CEND Working Group #CEWG meeting in DC. There are some rumors going around about what this was and what it wasn’t, so here are a few take-aways (it was all Chatham House Rule). 1/
First off, CEND= “Creating the Environment for Nuclear Disarmament”, an initiative outlined by Chris Ford at NPT PrepCom in April. Three main themes are: reducing reliance on nuclear weapons, strengthening institutions, and risk reduction. 2/
This meeting was the first step in a bigger initiative. So basically, don’t expect any silver bullets or immediate solutions to come out of the meeting. Rather, it was about gauging interest, starting an open conversation, and exploring an agenda for future work. 3/
