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Item 22.17
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
London, Moscow and Washington, 1968
This treaty sets out the rules for cooperation
between States Party concerning strict controls on the
manufacture of nuclear weapons (Text at Annex
transfer and
A).
and
The Treaty is designed to ease international tension
strengthen trust between such Parties in order to avert
the danger of a nuclear war and safeguard the security of
Kingdom ratified the Treaty on 27
peoples.
The United
November
1968.
This
(reference at Annex B).
2.
ratification included Hong Kong
Each nuclear weapon State
Party to the Treaty
undertakes not to transfer to any recipient whatsoever
nuclear weapons
control
over
induce any
such
weapons
other nuclear explosive devices or
OI devices directly, or
indirectly; and not in any way to assist, encourage or
non-nuclear weapon State to manufacture or
otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear
explosive devices, or control over such weapons or devices
(Article
Each non-nuclear weapon State Party
undertakes corresponding duties with regard to the receipt,
acquisition and manufacture of such weapons and devices
I).
(Article II).
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