Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a groundbreaking It is an international treaty. The "Treaty" is the only multilateral treaty that binds nuclear weapon states for disarmament purposes. The treaty was held for signature in 1968 and it took effect in 1970. On May 11, 1995, the treaty was extended indefinitely. A total of 191 countries including five nuclear weapon states have joined the treaty. More countries are ratifying the Treaty on Non - Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons even when compared with any other weapons restrictions and disarmament agreements, which proves the importance of the treaty.

The Convention is the cornerstone of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime and is regarded as an important foundation for achieving nuclear disarmament. It aims to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, to promote nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament purposes, and to promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear power.

In order to further achieve the purpose of non-proliferation, as a confidence-building measure among parties, the Convention establishes a safeguards system under the responsibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Safeguards are used to verify compliance with the Convention through inspection by the Agency. The Convention will promote cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear technology and equality access to such technology by all parties while preventing the diversion of nuclear weapons to weapons

The "treaty", especially the provisions of Article 8, paragraph 3, is supposed to review the operation of the "treaty" every five years, and this is a measure of the importance of the Convention in the 1995 nuclear nonproliferation treaty reexamination and expansion conference It is a clause reaffirmed by.

The 2015 Contracting Party Review Conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without adopting the substantive outcome of the agreement. After successfully holding the 2010 Review Conference, Parties agreed on the final document, including conclusions and recommendations on follow-up, including the implementation of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East, and the results of 2015 augment the review process It was a retreat of. The activities under the three pillars are responsible for being part of the planning package to support the 1995 Convention's indefinite extension. The preparatory process for the 2020 Review Conference is ongoing.

According to Article 10, paragraph 2 of 1995, the Review and Conference of Parties to the Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons decided that the Convention should remain in force indefinitely (see Decision 3).

Ministers also expressed disappointment that the 2005 NPT Review Conference did not reach an agreement on substantive recommendations. The two leaders demanded nuclear-weapon states (NWS) to promise not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Zone (NWFZ). But they emphasized the responsibilities of developed countries to reconfirm the right of developing countries to use nuclear power for peaceful purposes and to help developing countries try to utilize nuclear energy. In this regard, they demanded Israel to participate in the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a step to establish a non-nuclear weapon-free zone in the Middle East.

After more than 70 years of development and use during the Second World War, nuclear weapons are still the basis of national security policies in many countries. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) prohibits non - nuclear - weapon states from developing nuclear weapons. However, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty abandoned the ban on five legal nuclear-weapon states (France, People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, the UK and the United States). Before the treaty was negotiated in 1968, the five countries tested nuclear weapons. However, this "exemption" contradicts the legal obligations of the five nuclear-weapon states under Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The other three nuclear-weapon states, India, Israel and Pakistan have never joined the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and have nuclear weapons. North Korea withdrew from the "Non-Proliferation Treaty" in 2003. Despite international condemnation and sanctions, North Korea's nuclear test has been repeated over and over since 2006.