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22/09/2017

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: a progress towards nuclear disarmament? (DIEEEO97-2017)

Work of the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination has obtained the passing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This achievement could be considered a success, but absence of main nuclear weapons powers and their allies in both negotiations and voting cast a shadow over what should have been a unanimous international victory. The TPNW has been conceived to strengthen and progress towards full compliance of Article VI of the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and from now on it faces the challenge of involving those States concerned about its contents. This opinion document analyses context, introduction and articles of the new Treaty, trying to explain postures of promoters and opposing sides, and identifying a convergent pathway that could answer the question posed: Is the new Treaty a progress towards nuclear disarmament?

Author: Cristian Martín Corrales

THIS DOCUMENT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH LANGUAGE.