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PAKISTAN AND THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION REGIME

01 Pages : 1-11

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).01      10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).01      Published : Dec 2021

Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

    The arrival of nuclear weapons was detrimental in changing the nature of warfare; during WWII, we used nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities. The catastrophic effect of nuclear weapons made the pioneers apprehensive about the spread of nuclear technology across the globe. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime (NNPR) is a set of international rules, norms, initiatives, agreements, arrangements, bilateral and multilateral treaties to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and technology. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the backbone of NNPR. This paper discusses the significance of NNPR and will focus on how Pakistan fits into the bigger picture of the NNPR as a nuclear state. This research study will further analyze the prospects and challenges for Pakistan viz a viz the NNPR. It will specifically focus on Pakistan's official position on joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), and the two relevant Export Control Regimes (Nuclear Suppliers Group and Missile Technology Control Regime). Moreover, the challenges Pakistan faces viz-a-viz these treaties and arrangements will be highlighted. Recommendations will be provided based on the prospects of how Pakistan can overcome these challenges.

    Pakistan, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime (NNPR), Missile Technology Control Regime
    (1) Anum Riaz
    Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muqarrab Akbar
    Chairman, Department of Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Cite this article

    CHICAGO : Riaz, Anum, and Muqarrab Akbar. 2021. "Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV): 1-11 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).01
    HARVARD : RIAZ, A. & AKBAR, M. 2021. Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI, 1-11.
    MHRA : Riaz, Anum, and Muqarrab Akbar. 2021. "Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI: 1-11
    MLA : Riaz, Anum, and Muqarrab Akbar. "Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 1-11 Print.
    OXFORD : Riaz, Anum and Akbar, Muqarrab (2021), "Pakistan and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV), 1-11