What is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons? How Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons works? What are the outcomes of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons?

1. TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Example of International Regime

2. RECAP
• International regimes are “implicit or explicit
principles, norms, rules and decision-making
procedures around which actors’ expectations
converge in a given area of international
relations.” (Krasner, 1982)
• In simple words: International Treaties,
agreements etc.
• UN, IMF, Kyoto Protocol, NPT etc.

3. EXAMPLES
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* Organizations created in the result of corresponding treaties/agreements .

4. CASE STUDY
History:
• Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Regime
o Catalyzed by the death of millions due to the use of nuclear weapons in WW-II
o Agenda is to minimize the nuclear threat in the future
• Non-Proliferation Treaty
o Opened in 1968 and became operational in 1970
• Parties = 189
o Exceptions: Pakistan, India, Israel, North Korea and South Sudan

5. CASE STUDY
Goals:
• Non-proliferation of nuclear arsenal
o Limiting the nuclear power to 5 by discouraging them to help other states.
• Disarmament of nuclear arsenal
o Leaving no or least possible nuclear weapons available to use in future
• Right to peaceful use of nuclear technology
o Use of civil nuclear technology for the benefit of mankind

6. CASE STUDY
Working:
• Setting of Rules and Paradigms
o Rules concerning the nature of use of nuclear technology
o Rules concerning transfer of nuclear technology from one state to other
o Rules concerning cooperation between states in nuclear technology
• Facilitation and supervision civil nuclear use
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
o Acts as a watchdog and makes sure nuclear technology is used only for civil purpose

7. CASE STUDY
Outcome:
• Success
o Predictions of 25–30 nuclear weapon states within 20 years when established
o Limited the total number to 9 while only 4 new nuclear power emerged in 43 years
o Reduction in global nuclear arsenal
• Failure
o 4 states gained nuclear power after the establishment of regime
• Pakistan, India, North Korea, Israel (allegedly)

8. CONCLUSION
NPT has pursued its goals successfully as an
international regime and has proved to be
very successful in the global political arena.