CONTENTSExecutive Summary 2INTRODUCTIONThe vanishing treaty network 3CHAPTER 1The role of the EU in nuclear arms control and disarmament 5CHAPTER 2The crisis of nuclear arms control anddisarmament 23CONCLUSIONSThe EUs arms control challenge 40Annex 45Text of the Stepping Stones initiative 45Treaty on the Non-Proliferationof Nuclear Weapons (NPT) 47Abbreviations 51EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSince the adoption of its Strate