Nonproliferation Treaty
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Nonproliferation Treaty
An agreement made in 1968 to discourage the spread of nuclear weapons. It has been ratified by ninety-two countries, but not by all countries with the potential to develop nuclear weapons. Neither India nor Pakistan, each of which subsequently developed nuclear weapons, ratified it.
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Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: Politics
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved. Read more
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Seabed Arms Control Treaty of 1971
(legal term)
Alfonso García Robles
(Mexican statesman)
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
(legal term)
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