1. Most Nuclear Ban Treaty Proponents are Lagging in Implementing Sound Export Control Legislation
- Author:
- David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Allison Lach, and Andrea Stricker
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Institute for Science and International Security
- Abstract:
- Using data compiled from a new index by our Institute, the Peddling Peril Index, which we will soon release, three quarters of the countries that voted in July 2017 in favor of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons lack adequate export control legislation. These countries lack a firm basis to control the export or retransfer of nuclear and nuclear-related commodities that are critical to the production and possession of nuclear weapons. If the UN Ban Treaty proponent countries truly seek a world without nuclear weapons, they should take the lead in ensuring that all countries, including their own, have effective strategic trade control systems able to prevent the spread of dangerous commodities and facilities that are critical to the production, maintenance, and improvement of nuclear weapons.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Treaties and Agreements, United Nations, Exports, and Illegal Trade
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus