Third PrepCom highlights uncertainties: NPT showdown ahead

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Arms Control Today

OSTI ID:44994

Cirincione, J

Indefinite and unconditional extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), favored by the United States, was considered a sure thing by many observers just a few months ago. Now it looks considerably less certain after a contentious and frustrating September meeting in Geneva in preparation for the April 1995 NPT extension and review conference. The buildup to the 1995 meeting has become a lightening rod for conflicting national agendas and competing disarmament strategies. It now appears impossible to achieve indefinite extension of the NPT by consensus of all 166 states party to the treaty, and even winning indefinite extension by majority vote (which is the current US strategy), is by no means assured.

• OSTI ID: 44994
• Journal Information: Arms Control Today, Vol. 24, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

35 ARMS CONTROL
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
IMPLEMENTATION
POLITICAL ASPECTS