Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

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arms control treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a landmark international agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and advancing nuclear disarmament.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 6
NPT 1
Non-Proliferation Treaty 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
article Article I ⓘ
Article II ⓘ
Article III ⓘ
Article IV ⓘ
Article VI ⓘ
category 1968 in international relations ⓘ
United Nations treaties ⓘ
nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
definesCategory non-nuclear-weapon state ⓘ
nuclear-weapon state ⓘ
depositary Russia ⓘ
surface form: Russian Federation

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
disarmamentCommitment pursue negotiations in good faith on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control ⓘ
pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1970-03-05 ⓘ
extendedIndefinitelyOn 1995-05-11 ⓘ
field international security ⓘ
nuclear arms control ⓘ
firstReviewConferenceHeldIn 1975 ⓘ
fullName Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
grantsRight inalienable right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
nuclearWeaponStateDefinedAs state that manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device before 1967-01-01 ⓘ
objective further the goal of nuclear disarmament ⓘ
prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ⓘ
promote cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
obligationForNonNuclearWeaponStates not to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons ⓘ
not to receive nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices ⓘ
to accept IAEA safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful activities ⓘ
obligationForNuclearWeaponStates not to assist non-nuclear-weapon states to acquire nuclear weapons ⓘ
not to transfer nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices to any recipient ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn 1968-07-01 ⓘ
originalDuration 25 years ⓘ
pillar disarmament ⓘ
non-proliferation ⓘ
peaceful use of nuclear energy ⓘ
region worldwide ⓘ
relatedOrganization United Nations ⓘ
reviewConferenceFrequency every five years ⓘ
shortName Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NPT
status in force ⓘ
subject nuclear disarmament ⓘ
nuclear non-proliferation ⓘ
peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
UNResolutionNumber UNGA Resolution 2373 (XXII) ⓘ
verificationBody International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty → fullName → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs → influenced → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Non-Proliferation Treaty
United States–Soviet Union relations → keyAgreement → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom → legalFramework → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 → relatedTo → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Statute of the IAEA → relatedTo → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan → relatedTo → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons → relatedTo → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program → relatedTreaty → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty → shortName → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NPT
CND → supportsTreaty → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ
subject surface form: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
International Atomic Energy Agency → worksWith → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ