The nuclear prohibition treaty

*The New nuclear prohibition treaty* In July 2017 treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons was adopted by United Nations, is first legally binding international agreement, which bans and makes it illegal to posses, use, produce, transfer, acquire, stapile or deploy nuclear weapons. It was signed and approved by 122 nation's out of 123 participated nations except Netherland , all NATO members voted in favour. The new nuclear weapon prohibition treaty ( NWPT) is the most significant multilateral development in nuclear arms control since the adoption of the nuclear non proliferation treaty (NPT) in 1968. What is NPT? NPT is an international treaty, which came into force [login to view URL] main objective was to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology. India, Pakistan and Israel have not signed the NPT. North Korea acceded to the NPT in 1985 and withdrew in 2003. The objectives of NPT are as follows 1 prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology 2 promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy 3 nuclear disarmament . A non nuclear weapon state party undertakes to accept safeguards agreement with IAEA ( international atomic energy agency). Core philosophy of NPT is that non nuclear weapon states agree to never acquire nuclear weapons and NPT nuclear weapons states in exchange agree to share the benefit of peaceful nuclear technology and to pursue nuclear disarmament aimed at the ultimate elimination of their nuclear arsenals. In 1968 NPT is criticised by Many countries of being biased. 1 It divides the world into "haves" and "haves not" 2 NPT is supplemented by NSG (nuclear supplier groups) and make it difficult for non nuclear states to acquire the capablity to produce nuclear weapons 3 nuclear weapons are an entitlement bestowed upon only a bandful of countries that had tested a nuclear weapon before the treaty entered into force in 1970 4 The security of most of the world's nation's is based on the possession of or protection by nuclear weapons.