    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book I)]
    [May 31, 2005]
    [Pages 907-908]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Proliferation Security Initiative
    May 31, 2005

        Since the Proliferation Security Initiative was launched in Krakow,
    Poland, 2 years ago, nations around the world have been cooperating to
    develop new and dynamic approaches to stop the global trafficking of
    weapons of mass destruction. To counter proliferation networks, we are
    working in common cause with like-minded states prepared to make maximum
    use of their laws and capabilities to deny rogue states, terrorists, and
    black marketeers access to WMD-related materials and delivery means.

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        Today, more than 60 countries are supporters of the PSI. Its global
    reach continues to expand, most recently by endorsements from Argentina,
    Georgia, and Iraq. The goals of PSI have been endorsed by the United
    Nations Security Council in Resolution 1540.
        Through training exercises involving military, law enforcement,
    customs, intelligence, and legal experts, many PSI partners are
    developing new tools to improve their national and collective capacities
    to interdict WMD and related shipments--whether on land, at sea, or in
    the air.
        On this foundation, PSI partners are building a record of success by
    stopping the transshipment of WMD-related materials, prosecuting
    proliferation networks, and shutting down front companies trafficking in
    WMD materials.
        I urge all responsible states to join this global campaign by
    endorsing the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles and by committing
    to work to end the security threat posed by the proliferation of weapons
    of mass destruction.