Is the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) falling apart? On current evidence, its prospects seem bleak.
Analysts have long considered the NPT as the world’s best chance of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. But unrest is growing among the 188 signatories over attempts by rogue nations to acquire nuclear know-how and over nuclear nations’ refusal to disarm. With the NPT due for review next year, this week’s allegations that the US and UK are conspiring to break the agreement could not have come at a worse time.
The NPT came into force in 1970 with the aim of preventing both…
