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Untitled DocumentPress Briefing by Jim Wilkinson, Deputy Assistant to the President and
Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications, and
Barry Bennett, Deputy of Communications, G8 Summit Planning Organization (excerpted)
The White House
June 8, 2004[…] Finally, on the issue of nonproliferation, you'll hear -- as a matter of fact, let me point out, you'll hear on all these issues today extensive briefings from our policy experts, for those of you who choose to attend. On the issue of nonproliferation, I think you'll see we're very close to agreement on new initiatives to dramatically expand the international community's efforts to go after WMD. You will see an expansion of the PSI Initiative. You will see G8 leaders working to strengthen the IAEA with some reforms there. A lot of the things the President talked about in his February 11th speech on reforming our antiquated nonproliferation laws and statutes and organizations to address the global threats of the A.Q. Khan network and other global black market networks and regimes who choose to development these weapons in secret. You'll see a lot of these steps agreed to on that issue. I'll let Mr. Bolton make the news on that today. […] Q Do you expect agreement on nonproliferation before Thursday? MR. WILKINSON: Yes, it could have even happened overnight. […]
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