QUESTION

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International Relations

Prelims 2015

Consider the following countries -

China
France
India
Israel
Pakistan

Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

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Explanation

Treaty (NPT) recognizes five states as nuclear-weapon states

the United States,
Russia,
the United Kingdom,
France,
China (also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council).

Four other states are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons India, Pakistan and North Korea have openly tested and declared that they possess nuclear weapons, while Israel has had a policy of opacity regarding its nuclear weapons program.

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