The status of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Hindu
What have world powers pledged on nuclear weapons? Has the NPT been successful to stop the arms race between countries?
: On Monday (January 3), five global nuclear powers, China, Russia, U.S., U.K., and France, pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading and avoid nuclear conflict. The joint statement was issued after the latest review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which first came into force in 1970, was postponed from its scheduled date of January 4 to later in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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