Highlights of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference

David Krieger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, summarizes highlights of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, during the month of May 2010. Krieger provides a brief history of the achievements of the NPT Review Conferences which have been held every five years, since 1995 when the parties made the provisions of the Treaty permanent. For the full article, see: http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/db_article.php?article_id=86

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose headquarters is in Vienna, Austria is the body charged with verifying that nations comply with their commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. See: IAEA's website at: http://www.iaea.org

See also: "IAEA Report on Iran", an earlier post on this blog.