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title: "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opens"
year: 1968
country: "United Nations"
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# Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opens

> NPT framework became cornerstone of global nuclear governance, signed by majority of nations and shaping Cold War strategic doctrine.

## Summary

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty, the objective of which 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. Between 1965 and 1968, the treaty was negotiated by the Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament, a United Nations-sponsored organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.

## Sources

- [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons) - Wikipedia

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