The NPT entered into force after the required ratifications, including the Soviet Union’s. It established a framework for nonproliferation and disarmament but left nuclear arsenals in the hands of the...
The review conference met amid debates over nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the unequal status of nuclear-armed states. NAM members argued that disarmament obligations applied to nuclear...
The outcome included a plan for disarmament and a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. Implementation proved difficult, illustrating the gap between...
