Q. With reference to Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear weapons (NPT), consider the following statements
1.It was designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to further the goals of nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
2.It promotes cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Which of the statements given above is / are incorrect?
Answer: D
Notes:
- The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
- The Treaty represents the only binding commitment in a multilateral treaty to the goal of disarmament by the nuclear-weapon States. Four states—India, Israel, Pakistan, and South Sudan—have never signed the treaty.
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