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On the Skids? The Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

30/8/2022

 
The 2022 NPT Review Conference wrapped-up on the weekend. Unsurprisingly, it was a failure. Some key states parties have for decades displayed a lack of seriousness about comprehensively meeting their obligations under the 1970 treaty, usually preferring a very selective approach, often based on narrow ideas of national interests. At this conference, an added factor was the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This war has poisoned the global arms control environment. A specific factor at the weekend was Moscow's vetoing of the conference's final document because it called for a stop to military operations in or near Ukraine's Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant.
  • Read an overview of the conference from the Arms Control Association here.
  • My most recent overview of the NPT is from 2020, linked here.
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