In 1995 a Conference is to be convened to review and extend the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Future of the NPT brings together a distinguished group of individuals, including the elected President of the 1995 NPT Conference, to analyse four crucial agenda areas relevant to the Conference: the preConference activities to be undertaken by both States Parties and the Conference Secretariat; those security issues that relate to a review of the treaty, such as nuclear disarmament and security assurances; peaceful uses and verification questions; and regional issues. With nuclear nonproliferation currently occupying a prominent position on the international security agenda, the 1995 Conference offers a unique opportunity for a constructive discussion on these areas and it is hoped that this volume will provide a contribution to that end.

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Notes on the Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation (PPNN) - Notes on the Contributors - Preface - Introduction - The 1995 NPT Conference: an Overview; J.Simpson & D.Howlett - Nuclear Non-proliferation: the Current Context; J.Dhanapala - PART 1: THE EXTENSION OF THE NPT - The 1995 NPT Conference: A Preliminary Review of the Issues; D.A.V.Fischer - Preparing for 1995: Substantive and Organisation Work by Parties and Secretariat; B.Sanders - Procedural Issues for the Review and Extension Conference; G.Bunn - PART 2: REVIEW OF THE TREATY: SECURITY QUESTIONS - The Obligations of Parties: Review of Articles I and II; L.A.Dunn - Nuclear Disarmament: Review of Article IV; T.Rauf - Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; J.Goldblat - Security Assurances; O.Adeniji - PART 3: REVIEW OF THE TREATY: PEACEFUL USES AND VERIFICATION - Peaceful Uses: Review of Articles IV and V; D.Ahimsa - National and International Verification and Action in the Event of Non-Compliance: Review of Article III; L.Scheinman - Export Controls: Review of Article III; H.M ller - PART 4: REVIEW OF THE TREATY: REGIONAL ISSUES - North Korea's Bid to Withdraw from the NPT; Y.Okawa - The Middle East, Israel nd Iraq; M.I.Shaker - The Commonwealth of Independent States; R.Timerbaev - Argentina-Brazil Nuclear Non-Proliferation Initiatives; J.R.Redick - Conclusion - Issues at the 1995 NPT Conference; J.Simpson & D.Howlett - Draft Resolution adopted by the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the 1995 Extension of the NPT - Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NPT) - NPT Parties - Select Bibliography - Index