Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction is a security initiative announced at the 2002 G8 summit . It entails a pledge by G8 members to commit US$ 20 billion , over a ten-year period , towards the elimination and security of some weapons of mass destruction ( WMDs ) in Russia and former soviet states . The agreement was initiated against the backdrop of the September 11 attacks and specifically aimed to deny terrorists access to WMDs . Some of the stated priorities include : destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons , dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines , safeguarding/disposing fissile material as well as employing former weapons scientists . The initiative was extended in 2011 . Now it has 27 members after Hungary joined in December , 2013
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction