Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

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arms control treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a landmark international agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and advancing nuclear disarmament.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons	44
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty canonical	12
Article I of the NPT	1
Article II of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons	1
Article III of the NPT	1
NPT	1
Non-Proliferation Treaty	1
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT, 1968)	1
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)	1
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1970	1
Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons	1
nuclear-weapon States Parties to the NPT	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T292318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Context triple: [International Atomic Energy Agency, worksWith, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]

A. Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is a 1963 international agreement that prohibited nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater, marking a key step in Cold War arms control and nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
B. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
C. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles from Europe, significantly easing Cold War tensions.
D. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
E. Statute of the IAEA
The Statute of the IAEA is the founding international treaty that establishes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s mandate, structure, and functions in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and safeguarding against nuclear proliferation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Target entity description: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a landmark international agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and advancing nuclear disarmament.

A. Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is a 1963 international agreement that prohibited nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater, marking a key step in Cold War arms control and nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
B. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
C. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles from Europe, significantly easing Cold War tensions.
D. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
E. Statute of the IAEA
The Statute of the IAEA is the founding international treaty that establishes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s mandate, structure, and functions in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and safeguarding against nuclear proliferation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms control treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
article	Article I ⓘ Article II ⓘ Article III ⓘ Article IV ⓘ Article VI ⓘ
category	1968 in international relations ⓘ United Nations treaties ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
definesCategory	non-nuclear-weapon state ⓘ nuclear-weapon state ⓘ
depositary	Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
disarmamentCommitment	pursue negotiations in good faith on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control ⓘ pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1970-03-05 ⓘ
extendedIndefinitelyOn	1995-05-11 ⓘ
field	international security ⓘ nuclear arms control ⓘ
firstReviewConferenceHeldIn	1975 ⓘ
fullName	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ linked to: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
grantsRight	inalienable right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
nuclearWeaponStateDefinedAs	state that manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device before 1967-01-01 ⓘ
objective	further the goal of nuclear disarmament ⓘ prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ⓘ promote cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
obligationForNonNuclearWeaponStates	not to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons ⓘ not to receive nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices ⓘ to accept IAEA safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful activities ⓘ
obligationForNuclearWeaponStates	not to assist non-nuclear-weapon states to acquire nuclear weapons ⓘ not to transfer nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices to any recipient ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn	1968-07-01 ⓘ
originalDuration	25 years ⓘ
pillar	disarmament ⓘ non-proliferation ⓘ peaceful use of nuclear energy ⓘ
region	worldwide ⓘ
relatedOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
reviewConferenceFrequency	every five years ⓘ
shortName	NPT ⓘ linked to: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
status	in force ⓘ
subject	nuclear disarmament ⓘ nuclear non-proliferation ⓘ peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
UNResolutionNumber	UNGA Resolution 2373 (XXII) ⓘ
verificationBody	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ

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Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Atomic Energy Agency → worksWith → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament → supportsTreaty → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ

subject linked to: CND

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs → influenced → Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ