Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia An effective nonproliferation regime, the members of which comply with their obligations, provides an essential foundation for progress on disarmament and makes possible greater cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - United States Department of State The NPT, with its 3 pillars of nonproliferation, disarmament, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy, is the cornerstone of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime The Treaty first entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995 Today, the NPT has become nearly universal
Nonproliferation | Department of Energy NNSA's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) works globally to prevent state and non-state actors from developing nuclear weapons or acquiring weapons-usable nuclear or radiological materials, equipment, technology, and expertise
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) | IAEA On 11 May 1995, the Treaty was extended indefinitely With 191 States parties, it is the most widely adhered to treaty in the field of nuclear non-proliferation, peaceful uses of nuclear energy and nuclear disarmament
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The Non-Proliferation Treaty is uniquely unequal, as it obliges nonnuclear states to forgo development of nuclear weapons while allowing the established nuclear states to keep theirs
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Main Page The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (“NPT”) aims to avert the danger of nuclear war through the prevention of the wider dissemination of nuclear weapons and other measures
Nuclear + Nonproliferation - ORNL Nuclear nonproliferation is an international effort to prevent the illicit development and spread of nuclear weapons while enabling the peaceful use of nuclear technology for energy, medicine, and industrial applications
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament