What is a Non- Proliferation Treaty?

Answer 1

it is something we violate without hesitation because we are the world superpower and we will do what we wanna do,and those other countries will shut up and do what we tell them to do which includes respecting this nuclear treaty, not to build anymore, they must do as we say not as we do, it is not fair but not everyone can be on top or in charge, so they will have to get over it

Answer 2

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is an international treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968 to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. 188 sovereign states are parties to the treaty, however, two (India and Pakistan) out of seven confirmed nuclear powers (i.e., those that have openly tested nuclear weapons), and one possible nuclear power (Israel) have not ratified the treaty. Another self-proclaimed nuclear power (North Korea) has withdrawn. The treaty was proposed by Ireland, and Finland was the first to sign. In New York City, on May 11, 1995, the parties to the treaty decided by consensus to extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

The treaty is often summarised as having three pillars: non-proliferation, disarmament, and the right to peacefully use nuclear technology

Answer 3

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a specific type of Non-Proliferation treaty. In general, a Non-Proliferation Treaty is an agreement between nations to not "proliferate" or expand some object or gathering or whatever. Two nations could agree to not proliferate anything, but the most important one currently has been the Nuclear NPT.

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT, or, much more rarely, NNPT) is a treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968, to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. The vast majority of sovereign states (188) are parties to the treaty. However, two out of seven confirmed nuclear powers (i.e., those that have openly tested nuclear weapons) and one possible nuclear power have not ratified the treaty, and one self-proclaimed nuclear power has withdrawn. The treaty was proposed by Ireland. Finland was the first to sign. In New York City, on May 11, 1995, the parties to the treaty decided by consensus to extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

The treaty is often summarized as having three pillars: nonproliferation, disarmament, and the right to peacefully use nuclear technology.

Answer 5

"Proliferation" is the act of spreading an idea, an illness, a concept, technology - basically, causing the distribution of some specific principle or thing beyond the point at which it begins or has been found.

Thus the idea of "non-proliferation" is to somehow prevent the transfer of that object or idea.

The treaty most of the posters have written about - the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement - was a futile attempt to limit possession of nuclear weaponry among the 5 nations that established the treaty. Basically, the signers agreed to protect their own oligarchy of weaponry. The "nuclear club" today is about twice as large as it was when that agreement was established.

But that is only ONE example. It is fair to say that the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty was a non-proliferation agreement, because it attempted to halt the expansion of naval building competition among nations. It didn't stop the development of naval vessels - just tried to stop the idea of competition - which had been considered a principal cause of World War I.

In another way, the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church's Confraternity on Christian Doctrine - better known as the Holy Inquisition - was a non-prolifeartion agreement. It sought to block not only the spread of Protestant concepts, but also the very Renaissance itself. It largely failed, except in Spain.

Other non-proliferation agreements include world efforts to bar the spread of certain diseases, keep some people in their own homelands instead of moving elsewhere, and various religions' attempts to control the availability of books, newspapers, television, and other "corrupting" ideas.

Answer 6

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is an international treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968 to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. 188 sovereign states are parties to the treaty, however, two (India and Pakistan) out of seven confirmed nuclear powers (i.e., those that have openly tested nuclear weapons), and one possible nuclear power (Israel) have not ratified the treaty. Another self-proclaimed nuclear power (North Korea) has withdrawn. The treaty was proposed by Ireland, and Finland was the first to sign. In New York City, on May 11, 1995, the parties to the treaty decided by consensus to extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

The treaty is often summarised as having three pillars: non-proliferation, disarmament, and the right to peacefully use nuclear technology. [1]

Answer 7

he Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is an international treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968 to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. 188 sovereign states are parties to the treaty, however, two (India and Pakistan) out of seven confirmed nuclear powers (i.e., those that have openly tested nuclear weapons), and one possible nuclear power (Israel) have not ratified the treaty. Another self-proclaimed nuclear power (North Korea) has withdrawn. The treaty was proposed by Ireland, and Finland was the first to sign. In New York City, on May 11, 1995, the parties to the treaty decided by consensus to extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

Answer 8

A treaty signed in 1968 by the USA, Soviet Union, UK, and an open-ended list of over 100 other countries. It sought to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by restricting their transfer by the signatories, and for non-nuclear weapon states to pursue only peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968, restricting the possession of nuclear weapons. The vast majority of sovereign states (189) are parties to the treaty. However two out of seven nuclear powers and one possible nuclear power have not ratified the treaty. The treaty was proposed by Ireland, who as a result received the honor of becoming the first signatory.

Answer 9

Nuclear Non proliferation treaty for example is a treaty between countries to limit the spread, production and use of nuclear weapons.

Answer 10

The Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty is the cornerstone of international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to open up access to the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies as widely as possible.
It was ratified in 1970 with the aim of limiting nuclear weapons to the five states that acknowledged having them - the US, Soviet Union (now Russia), China, Britain and France.
Monitoring
The five "nuclear-armed states", all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, are bound under the treaty not to transfer nuclear weapons or to help non-nuclear states to obtain them.
A total of 187 countries have, so far, ratified the pact.
Non-nuclear signatories agreed not to seek to develop or acquire such weapons.
However, in return, they are given an undertaking that they will helped to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
This means that they are allowed to acquire the technology to make nuclear power.
The weakness of the treaty is that the technology used to make fuel for a reactor can also be used to make material for a nuclear bomb. A country could either carry out weapons work in secret or simply leave the treaty and make a bomb anyway.
Therefore, in order to prevent the technology from being used for nuclear weapons, the process is monitored by inspectors from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, under what is called a Safeguards Agreement.
If there are doubts as to whether a country is carrying out its commitments, the IAEA can insist on tighter inspections, including surprise ones, called an Additional Protocol.
Iran is now subject to an Additional Protocol.
Some key states have refused to join the treaty.

Answer 11

Looks like a few people have already answered the question much better than I could have. Treaty to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials.