nuclear sharing policy are another contending issue that needs to be addressed when attempts are made to clean the region from nuclear weapons. Another related question is how much the nuclear weapon states are willing to commit themselves to a comprehensive nuclear disarmament and in honoring the rights of non nuclear weapon states member of the NPT to live peacefully with a guarantee that they would not be threatened by nuclear weapons? In other words, are the NWS willing to give to NNWS the much advocated negative assurances? Finally, it should be pointed out that any nuclear disarmament effort, including a WMDFZM could not take place in vacuum and needs to be supported by the notion of comprehensive nuclear disarmament. It is sad and disappointing to witness that while 22 years has elapsed since the end of the Cold War, the same language is prevalent in the discourse of nuclear weapons between nuclear weapon states. What is puzzling for the people in the Middle East as elsewhere in the world is why nuclear weapon states do not practice what they preach taking a step back and think about a Europe without weapons of mass destruction? After all, it is Europe that is more infested and still targeted with all types of nuclear weapons. The danger becomes even more acute when one remembers that the two most devastating wars in the history of mankind were fought on the continent of Europe, and one wonders why not a decisive action is absent