Revive the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Abstract

Forty-nine years after the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), I believe the NPT has largely failed to live up to its mandates. This failure can be directed in two areas; the signatories of Nuclear Weapon States (NWS), which have occasionally chosen to ignore or misinterpret the treaty, and the vague verbiage within the NPT. These failures have sparked controversies and confusion among the treaty's signatories, helping to provide justification for those wishing to abandon the treaty or avoid its requirements and perpetrate the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177282

Entities

People

  • José Luis González

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Libya
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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