Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
6 - Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2021
Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
While nine States in Asia, Europe, and North America retain and modernise their nuclear arsenals, projecting to retain nuclear weapons for the rest of the century, most of the world and beyond is subject to a regional nuclear-weapon-free zone. This chapter describes the different nuclear-weapon-free zones and the global UN ban treaty, which entered into force in January 2021.
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- Nuclear WeaponsLaw, Policy, and Practice, pp. 141 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021