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the diplomatic art of convincing everyone else that fewer nukes is a great personal choice.
means a set of treaties and policies aimed at stopping the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons to new countries or groups.
from crystallized around the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty (npt), born from cold war fears that every nation would eventually want its own bomb, splitting the world into haves and have-nots by handshake.
treaty members191 countries signed the npt, more than the un
the loopholefive nuclear states got to keep theirs legally
holdoutsindia, pakistan, israel, south sudan never signed
north korea movejoined in 1985, withdrew in 2003, tested bombs anyway
for instance
npt 1968 — the founding treaty, now with 191 signatories
iran nuclear deal — 2015 jcpoa traded sanctions relief for enrichment limits
libya disarmament — gaddafi surrendered his program in 2003 for normalization
iaea inspections — un watchdog that verifies compliance worldwide