After 4 weeks of negotiations… the failure of the UN talks to review nuclear proliferation
Conversations failed at to reaffirm the objectives of the Treaty of Non- and disarmament were announced Friday, according to the head of the talks, after four weeks of negotiations that took place amid low expectations.
Do Hung Viet, president of the conference from Vietnam, said: "Despite our best efforts, I realized that the Conference was not in a position to reach agreement on its substantive work" Adding: "I do not intend to submit the document for adoption"
Nuclear weapons
The negotiators were reviewing the treaty, which is the cornerstone of controlling , amid fears of a renewed arms race. Previous reviews in 2015 and 2022 also failed.
Experts pointed out that even in the absence of a review agreement for the third time in a row, the treaty still stands, but with diminished legitimacy.
The risk of nuclear proliferation
Analyst Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group said before announcing the outcome of the negotiations. "The text becomes less connected to the reality of current conflicts and the danger of nuclear proliferation"including in North Korea and Iran.
The latest version of the text, which was seen by Agence France-Presse on Friday, merely indicated that Tehran should not develop nuclear weapons. "never"
The reference to has been deleted "Non-compliance" Iran adheres to its commitments that were included in the first draft of the declaration.
Denuclearization
It also did not include any expression of concern about North Korea’s nuclear program or even any mention of "nuclear disarmament" From the Korean Peninsula.
The direct invitation for the United States and Russia to begin negotiations on a treaty to replace the Treaty also disappeared. "New Start" Which limits the Russian and American arsenals, which expired in February.
The exact reason for the failure of the review is not yet known.
Failure of the talks
Commenting on the failure of the talks, Seth Shelden of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) said: "Most countries work in good faith towards disarmament" but "A small handful of nuclear-armed states, and some of their allies, undermine the NPT, frustrate disarmament efforts, expand arsenals, provoke nuclear proliferation, and point the world toward disaster."
As of January 2025, the nine nuclear-armed countries – Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, the occupation and North Korea – possessed 12,241 nuclear warheads, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The United States and Russia possess about 90% of nuclear weapons in the world, and have implemented major programs to modernize them in recent years, according to the institute.
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