Based on the 13 practical steps for achieving disarmament, as put forward by the New Agenda Coalition in 2000, successive steps could also be taken and negotiations could be conducted on international treaties that would complement one another and lead to the achievement of nuclear disarmament. I should like to reaffirm that these steps must be directed towards nuclear disarmament, not just non-proliferation, if they are to serve the nuclear disarmament agenda. Reliance could also be placed on the NPT, whereby nuclear States would meet their obligations under article VI of the Treaty and a start could be made to good faith negotiations on nuclear disarmament and the universalization of the Treaty.