Title: Critical Study of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Abstract:In 1964 China claimed the position of being the fifth nuclear weapon state and this changed the dimension of world politics right before us.As power had shifted to the east it therefore created a bala...In 1964 China claimed the position of being the fifth nuclear weapon state and this changed the dimension of world politics right before us.As power had shifted to the east it therefore created a balance between the east and west, thus china‟s acquisition of nuclear power led the world powers and victors of the World War II (USSR, USA, UK and France) to think of formulatingan international agreement to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and prevent other countries to acquire nuclear bombs, hereafter the world powers and the permanent members of security council with the support of United Nations formulated an International Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weaponry Agreement. The motivation behind the creation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was the mounting concern regarding the future, the safety and well-being of humanity considering the development and spread of nuclear technology and sophisticated nuclear weapons. Apart from this the fear that prevailed was the advancements and growing amounts of nuclear weapons that evidently increased the chance of accidents and the possibilities of these hazardous weapons falling into the wrong hands. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had allowed the world to see firsthand the devastation that these weapons could incur. In addition, the Cold War between the USA and the USSR served to highlight the danger and terror that the possession of nuclear weapons creates, 1 thus, because of such reasons the superpowers of the world jointly created the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons with the treaty‟s objectives being, firstly to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology, secondly to promote cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament in general and complete disarmament. 2 The NPT opened for signature in 1968 after the United Nations (UN) recommended the signature by a resolution. The Treaty finally entered into force in 1970. 3Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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