The Nuclear Order Challengers: India and Iran

Abstract

India and Iran, as two of the challengers to this nuclear order, fought against the biased nature of the treaty in very distinctive ways. While India refused to sign a treaty which did not cap the stockpiles of the nuclear states, Iran raised objections to Israel not joining the treaty. Iran also felt discriminated against as it was supported in its pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy at a later stage. Both states, however, managed to surpass the partial treaty by using their nuclear programs as a bargaining chip and eventually got nuclear deals that were tailored to their requirements.