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Right to Withdraw from the NPT: The Views of Two NPT Negotiators, The

Journal Article

Authors
George Bunn - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chairman of the Executive Board at PIR Center
Roland Timberbaev

Published by
Yaderny Kontrol (Nuclear Control) Digest, Vol. 10 no. 1-2, page(s) 20-29
Winter/Spring 2005


Do NPT parties like North Korea have a right to withdraw from the NPT for any reason? What does the history of the withdrawal clause suggest? Two NPT negotiators look at the history of negotiations, to analyze the meaning and implications of the treaty's withdrawal clause.

A shorter version of this article appeared in Arms Control and Security Letters, vol. 5, no. 161, September 2005, published by the PIR Center (the Center for Policy Studies) in Russia.