Today in History 03/05/18

Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart (left) and American Ambassador Walter Annenberg at the signing of the Non-Proliferation Treaty at Lancaster House in London, March 5, 1970 (© Central Press/Getty Images)(1970) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) goes into force as an effort to slow the ever-quickening pace of countries becoming armed with nuclear weapons. It’s feared that without it, there will be upwards of 30 more nations with “The Bomb” within 20 years.
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or 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.
NPT parties
Participation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.   Recognized nuclear weapon state ratifiers   Recognized nuclear weapon state acceders   Other ratifiers   Other acceders or succeeders   Withdrawn   Non-signatory   Unrecognized state, abiding by acceders
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