What’s the legacy of the 1968 treaty to ban nuclear arms?
World powers signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 50 years ago.
“Good faith” is hardly a legally binding term, but world powers wove it into a landmark nuclear deal they signed 50 years ago.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and, in time, eliminate them completely.
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But it did not outline the concrete steps needed to destroy existing stockpiles. And now, some experts warn the danger of a nuclear war is greater than it has ever been.
So, what does it take to fend off this threat? And who decides which countries get to have nuclear weapons – while others don’t?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
Tariq Rauf – former head of the Verification and Security Policy Co-ordination Office at the International Atomic Energy Agency
Mark Fitzpatrick – former Us deputy under-secretary for proliferation
Happymon Jacob – associate professor of diplomacy and disarmament Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Published On 1 Jul 2018