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Iran Nuclear Issue
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- Iran has warned to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the European Nations refer the dispute over its atomic programme to the United Nation Security Council.
- Britain, France and Germany launched a process last week charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.
- This move could eventually see the Security Council reimpose international sanctions on the country.
- The landmark 2015 deal reached with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.
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- The NPT is a multilateral treaty aimed at limiting the spread of nuclear weapons.
- The treaty was signed in 1968 and entered into force in 1970.
- The Treaty defines nuclear weapon states (NWS) as those that had manufactured and detonated a nuclear explosive device prior to 1 January 1967. All the other states are therefore considered non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS).
- The five nuclear weapon states are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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