The Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty

Description

In 1995 a Conference is to be convened to review and extend the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Future of the NPT brings together a distinguished group of individuals, including the elected President of the 1995 NPT Conference, to analyse four crucial agenda areas relevant to the Conference: the preConference activities to be undertaken by both States Parties and the Conference Secretariat; those security issues that relate to a review of the treaty, such as nuclear disarmament and security assurances; peaceful uses and verification questions; and regional issues. With nuclear nonproliferation currently occupying a prominent position on the international security agenda, the 1995 Conference offers a unique opportunity for a constructive discussion on these areas and it is hoped that this volume will provide a contribution to that end. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty: an Overview....Pages 3-10 Nuclear Non-Proliferation: the Current Context....Pages 11-17 Front Matter....Pages 18-18 The 1995 NPT Conference: A Preliminary Review of the Issues....Pages 21-33 Preparing For 1995: Substantive and Organisation Work by Parties and Secretariat....Pages 34-46 Procedural Issues for the Review and Extension Conference....Pages 47-57 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 The Obligations of Parties: Reviews of Articles I and II....Pages 61-65 Nuclear Disarmament: Review of Article VI....Pages 66-85 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones....Pages 86-97 Security Assurances....Pages 98-105 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Peaceful Uses: Review of Articles IV and V....Pages 109-118 National and International Verification and Action in the Event of Non-compliance: Review of Article III....Pages 119-128 Export Controls: Review of Article III....Pages 129-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 North Korea’s Bid to Withdraw from the NPT....Pages 147-161 The Middle East, Israel and Iraq....Pages 162-171 The commonwealth of Independent states....Pages 172-180 Argentina-Brazil Nuclear Non-Proliferation Initiatives....Pages 181-191 Front Matter....Pages 193-193 Issues at the 1995 NPT Conference....Pages 195-206 Back Matter....Pages 207-226