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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The 1968 treaty: non-nuclear states forgo weapons, nuclear-weapon states pursue disarmament, and all may use nuclear technology peacefully.
Open in the interactive tree →It opened for signature on 1 July 1968 and entered into force on 5 March 1970; it rests on three pillars (non-proliferation, disarmament, peaceful use) and recognises five nuclear-weapon states. The parties extended it indefinitely in 1995, and India, Israel, Pakistan and South Sudan have never joined.
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- Manhattan Project1942-1945
- United Nations1945
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- Global CoordinationopenA long-lived arms-control treaty, in force since 1970 with near-universal membership