The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Aims, Limitations and Achievements

The article discusses the various provisions of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, with a special focus on the unequal responsibilities of its various signatories, with the objective of analyzing the treaty's successes & failures. The treaty's content is rarely discussed by politicia...

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Published in:New Left review 2008-07 (52), p.39-66
Main Author: Dombey, Norman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disarmament
East Asia
International Cooperation
International Relations
Middle East
Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear Weapons
Treaties
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Summary:The article discusses the various provisions of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, with a special focus on the unequal responsibilities of its various signatories, with the objective of analyzing the treaty's successes & failures. The treaty's content is rarely discussed by politicians and diplomats, despite the fact that the treaty is regularly invoked in terms of nuclear issues in the Middle East & East Asia. Many topics regarding the treaty are surveyed, including non-dissemination of nuclear weapons, the inspections & safeguards guaranteed by the treaty, its principles & methods of disarmament, & the issues & declarations arising from the 1995 extension conference. The article concludes with several in-depth analyses of nonproliferation issues as they apply to recent & current situations in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel, India & Pakistan. R. Young
ISSN:0028-6060