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More often known as the '''Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT),''' this treaty is correctly named the '''Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)''' With the first signatures in 1968, the Treaty became active in 1970. A total of 187 parties have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon States. An active UN organization, the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]], works both with enforcement and the promotion of peaceful use of nuclear weapons. <ref name=UNintro>{{citation | More often known as the '''Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT),''' this treaty is correctly named the '''Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)''' With the first signatures in 1968, the Treaty became active in 1970. A total of 187 parties have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon States. An active UN organization, the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]], works both with enforcement and the promotion of peaceful use of nuclear weapons. <ref name=UNintro>{{citation | ||
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After the ratification, states were only allowed to join the five nations, [[China]], [[France]], [[Soviet Union]]/[[Russia]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[United States]] that were "declaratory" and announced they had a nuclear arsenal they would keep. New signatories were expected to be "non-declaratory" and renounce having their own nuclear weapons. As a result, several nations that either have or are strongly suspected to have nuclear weapons have refused to sign as "non-declaratory" states: [[India]], [[Israel]], [[North Korea]] and [[Pakistan]]. One special case is [[South Africa]], which built nuclear weapons but disarmed itself under secret international monitoring, and is a nondeclaratory signatory. | After the ratification, states were only allowed to join the five nations, [[China]], [[France]], [[Soviet Union]]/[[Russia]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[United States]] that were "declaratory" and announced they had a nuclear arsenal they would keep. New signatories were expected to be "non-declaratory" and renounce having their own nuclear weapons. As a result, several nations that either have or are strongly suspected to have nuclear weapons have refused to sign as "non-declaratory" states: [[India]], [[Israel]], [[North Korea]] and [[Pakistan]]. One special case is [[South Africa]], which built nuclear weapons but disarmed itself under secret international monitoring, and is a nondeclaratory signatory. | ||
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Revision as of 11:01, 17 November 2008
- See also: International Atomic Energy Agency
- See also: Nuclear weapon
More often known as the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), this treaty is correctly named the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) With the first signatures in 1968, the Treaty became active in 1970. A total of 187 parties have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon States. An active UN organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, works both with enforcement and the promotion of peaceful use of nuclear weapons. [1] Its actual language is reviewed at five-year intervals. [2]
After the ratification, states were only allowed to join the five nations, China, France, Soviet Union/Russia, United Kingdom, and United States that were "declaratory" and announced they had a nuclear arsenal they would keep. New signatories were expected to be "non-declaratory" and renounce having their own nuclear weapons. As a result, several nations that either have or are strongly suspected to have nuclear weapons have refused to sign as "non-declaratory" states: India, Israel, North Korea and Pakistan. One special case is South Africa, which built nuclear weapons but disarmed itself under secret international monitoring, and is a nondeclaratory signatory.
Specific weapons proliferation
References
- ↑ United Nations, Brief Background
- ↑ United Nations, THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT)