I represent the Global Security Institute, the non-governmental organization that proudly houses the Middle Powers Initiative, and we are but one NGO that seeks to make a contribution to enriching the public debate and perspective of official decisionmakers by advancing nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament based on principles of global security and the rule of law. In other words, we are not constrained by the prism of purely national interests and can approach an issue from a universal perspective. We firmly believe that threats posed by nuclear weapons are best understood in that framework.