Latvia, the USA, Germany, Spain, Norway, and 36 other countries issued a joint statement calling on states to provide advance notice of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and rocket launch vehicle (RLV) launches. The text of the statement was published on the website of the US Mission to the UN. "Recent missile testing activities in the Pacific region did not conform to the standard practices adopted by most states for notifying and preventing conflict situations during ICBM, SLBM, and RLV launches. Conducting tests of ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead without sufficient advance notification and details is dangerous and undermines the peace and security of countries near these tests," the joint statement reads. The statement emphasizes that all countries, especially nuclear powers, should notify about ICBM, SLBM, and RLV launches at least 24 hours in advance. The notification should specify the class of the missile, launch window, launch area, and intended trajectory. The statement was signed by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the USA, Turkey, Ukraine, the Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, and Japan. Russia and North Korea are not on the list.
