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China violated NPT consensus by supplying nuclear reactors to Pakistan: Arms Control Association

A Leading Authority On Nuclear Weapons And Disarmament, Arms Control Association’s Report Has Observed That China Violated The Consensus Arrived At The 2010 NPT Review Conference On Supply Of Nuclear Technology By Transferring Nuclear Reactors To Pakistan.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Arshi Aggarwal | Updated on: 01 Aug 2016, 08:03:13 AM

New Delhi :

A leading authority on nuclear weapons and disarmament, Arms Control Association’s report has observed that China violated the consensus arrived at the 2010 NPT review conference on supply of nuclear technology by transferring nuclear reactors to Pakistan.

China has blocked India's membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) saying that participation of a non-NPT signatory in the group will weaken the international non-proliferation regime.

The association’s latest report on assessment of progress on non-proliferation says that the China's 2013 deal for the Chasma-3 reactor in Pakistan contradicts the consensus document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, which "reaffirms that new supply arrangements" for the transfer of nuclear materials and technology should require that the recipient accept "IAEA full-scope safeguards and international legally-binding commitments not to acquire nuclear weapons". Islamabad has accepted neither.

India, which has not signed NPT, has singled out China for creating procedural hurdles in its NSG membership bid but has also chosen to remain engaged with Beijing over the issue, hoping that it will review its position at some stage. 

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First Published : 01 Aug 2016, 08:00:00 AM

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