Yemen
Country Spotlight
Yemen is a member in good standing of major nonproliferation agreements. Since the outbreak of Civil War in 2015, ballistic missiles have flowed into Yemen, and Islamist rebels have used Yemeni territory to launch missile attacks against belligerents in the conflict, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Region Middle East and North Africa
~300 Scud missiles stockpiled in 2015
160+ Houthi missiles intercepted by Saudi Arabia
~40 Number of chemical weapons attacks carried out by Egypt on Yemeni territory during the North Yemen Civil War
Nuclear
- Not known to have ever pursued a nuclear weapons program
- Has expressed interest in developing nuclear power, but ongoing conflict has prevented this
- Party to International Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Overview of the Nuclear Disarmament Resource Collection
Biological
- Not known to have ever pursued a biological weapons program
- Originally signed the Biological Weapons Convention as North and South Yemen before unification in 1990
Tutorial on Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
Yemen Overview
Missile
- Possesses Soviet Scud ballistic missiles and North Korean Hwasong ballistic missiles
- Most Yemeni missiles were seized by Houthi rebels after the start of the civil war
- Ongoing civil war has been marked by extensive ballistic missile use by all parties
Tutorial on Missiles and Other WMD Delivery Systems
Overview: Applying New Tools to Nonproliferation: A Nuclear Detective Story
Chemical
- Subjected to chemical weapons use by Egypt during the North Yemen Civil War (1963-1967)
- Not known to have ever pursued a chemical weapons program
- Passed legislation in 2014 to strengthen domestic chemical regulations
Tutorial on Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation
NTI Tutorials
Treaties and Regimes Memberships
- NTI
- CNS
Analysis
Yemen
Investing in Global Health Security: How to Build a Fund for Pandemic Preparedness in 2022
On April 21, 2022, immediately after G20 finance ministers and central bank governors reached consensus to establish a new Fund for preparedness at the World Bank, a group of leading experts and stakeholders from met to review progress and offer advice on next steps. This paper aims to inform next steps to structure, approve, and launch a new Fund, including the forthcoming consultative process led by the World Bank.
Investigating High-Consequence Biological Events of Unknown Origin
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
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7 am EDT / 1 pm CEST
Depicting Nuclear Risk Accurately: The Likely Global Effects of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Education Center