Nuclear weapons after the 2010 NPT Review Conference. Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), April 2010

The NPT remains a central pillar in the global quest to prevent a destabilising armament competition and nuclear war. Negotiation of the treaty was concluded in 1968 and the document entered into force on 5 March 1970. It was constructed around three interlocking principles, namely nuclear non-proliferation, cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and nuclear disarmament.