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55th Anniversary of NPT

  • 11 Mar 2025
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) marks 55 years on 5th March, 2025 

  • It was approved by the UN General Assembly on 12th June, 1968 and came into force on 5th March, 1970. 
  • About NPT: It is the only multilateral binding treaty for Nuclear-Weapon States (NWS) to disarmament while promoting peaceful nuclear energy use. 
  • Key Provisions: It defines NWS as countries possessing nuclear weapons before  1st January , 1967 (USA, UK, France, China, and USSR/Russia). 
    • Non-nuclear states agree not to develop nuclear weapons, while nuclear states pledge not to transfer them. 
    • It allows peaceful use of nuclear energy and provides a withdrawal option if national security is threatened. 
  • Membership: 191 members with 5 NWS (US, Russia, UK, France & China). 
    • India is not a member. 
  • Monitoring: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitors compliance. 
  • India and NPT: India opposes the NPT, calling it discriminatory, as it legitimizes nuclear weapons for five countries while denying the same right to others. 

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