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After the Review Conference: the NPT remains robust
Nach der Überprüfungskonferenz: der NPT bleibt stabil
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Abstract Originally scheduled for 2020, the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had to be deferred four times. It was not until August 2022 that the 191 NPT states finally met. At least since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, observers had expected that the dele... view more
Originally scheduled for 2020, the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had to be deferred four times. It was not until August 2022 that the 191 NPT states finally met. At least since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, observers had expected that the delegates would be unable to agree on a Final Document. Surprisingly, differences over nuclear disarmament did not play a role in the failure of the conference, despite the growing polarization over this issue since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the beginning of 2021. Russia alone was responsible for torpedoing the consensus. Conversely, all the non-nuclear NPT parties made major concessions in a bid to prevent the conference from failing. This shows that in a context of global tensions, nuclear disarmament is a lesser concern for the non-nuclear-weapon states (NNWS) than they themselves have long been suggesting. That the stability of the NPT does not depend on progress towards disarmament is good news. For Germany’s National Security Strategy (NSS), it means that greater concessions to advocates of the TPNW are not necessary to protect the NPT. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
arms control; weapon of mass destruction; proliferation; international agreement; nuclear weapon; disarmament
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Global; Nonproliferation nuklearer Waffen; Durchführung von Rüstungskontrollregelungen; Überprüfung der Einhaltung völkerrechtlicher Verträge
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 69/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C69
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications