Friday, May 28, 2010

Nuclear non-proliferation treaty under threat despite US pressure on Israel -Guardian

Diplomats and observers in New York said the review of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) could still collapse after the US dramatically changed tack and agreed with Egypt to publicly pressure Israel to scrap its nuclear weapons.

The 189 signatories of the 1970 treaty have spent a tense month trying to bolster it after crises over Iran, North Korea, and the slow pace of disarmament – an obligation in international law. Nuclear non-proliferation treaty under threat despite US pressure on Israel

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