Article VI of the NPT

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Article VI of the NPT is the provision in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that obligates all parties, particularly nuclear-weapon states, to pursue negotiations in good faith toward nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament under strict international control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty article
addresses general and complete disarmament
international control of disarmament
nuclear arms race
nuclear disarmament obligations
adoptedWith Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 1968
appliesTo all States Parties to the NPT
non-nuclear-weapon States under the NPT
nuclear-weapon States under the NPT
bindingOn all NPT States Parties
cameIntoForceWith Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
controversy extent and pace of implementation by nuclear-weapon States
scope of obligation regarding general and complete disarmament
entryIntoForceDate 1970
focusesOn disarmament pillar of the NPT
formsBasisFor multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations
influenced Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
United Nations disarmament resolutions NERFINISHED
interpretedBy International Court of Justice NERFINISHED
interpretedIn 1996 ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
language English authentic text
legalNature binding treaty obligation
legalStatus in force
mentions cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date
general and complete disarmament
nuclear disarmament
strict and effective international control
oftenCitedBy disarmament advocates
non-nuclear-weapon States calling for faster disarmament
partOf Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
pillar disarmament
primaryObligation 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 at an early date
pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to nuclear disarmament
recognizedAs legal obligation to pursue and conclude negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament
relatedTo Article I of the NPT NERFINISHED
Article II of the NPT NERFINISHED
Article III of the NPT NERFINISHED
Article IV of the NPT NERFINISHED
Article V of the NPT NERFINISHED
requires consideration of general and complete disarmament
effective measures for cessation of the nuclear arms race
effective measures for nuclear disarmament
good faith negotiations
shortName Article VI NERFINISHED
subjectMatter nuclear arms control and disarmament
supports goal of a world without nuclear weapons
treatyAcronym NPT NERFINISHED

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Article VI shortName Article VI of the NPT
subject surface form: Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons