Numéro spécial du Bulletin de l'Observatoire de la non-prolifération à l'occasion des 10 ans du HCoC

November
2025

The Shield and the Sword: The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation

Missile defence has become increasingly attractive in recent years, following the demonstration of its efficacity in the Israeli-Iranian conflict, and has epitomised by the ambitious Golden Dome programme. However, its relationship with missile proliferation is ambiguous. Arms control, non-proliferation and confidence building measures can to some extent address some of the most destabilizing features of this offense-defence competition.

August
2015

Other publications

Taking the Arms Control Debate Forward: The Hague Code of Conduct and India

This article evaluates the opportunities associated with The Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) for India. HCoC is a stand-alone agreement against ballistic missile proliferation. Since the 1974 Pokharan nuclear tests it has been tricky for India to get into the non-proliferation mainstream.

January
2018

Research Papers

The role of intangible transfer of technology in the area of ballistic missiles – reinforcing the Hague Code of Conduct and the MTCR

This contribution written within the specific framework of improving the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, recalls the respective roles of governments and private players as well as the universal general principles of export control.

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

The 10th Anniversary of the HCoC

Observatoire de la non-prolifération

Bulletin n°74

CONTENTS

The Shield and the Sword: The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation

Taking the Arms Control Debate Forward: The Hague Code of Conduct and India

The role of intangible transfer of technology in the area of ballistic missiles – reinforcing the Hague Code of Conduct and the MTCR