What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the ‘Nuclear Suppliers Group’?
- 1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
- 2. It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2018
Statement 2 is incorrect. NSG membership and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) membership are separate. NSG guidelines require members to be parties to the NPT as non-nuclear-weapon states or to meet certain non-proliferation commitments. However, NSG membership does not automatically make a country an NPT member. India, for instance, is not a member of the NPT (as it possesses nuclear weapons and views the treaty as discriminatory) but received a specific waiver from the NSG in 2008 allowing it to engage in nuclear commerce. India is seeking full NSG membership but is not an NPT member.
– NSG membership and NPT membership are not the same.
– NSG members are generally required to adhere to non-proliferation commitments, often including being NPT members (though exceptions/waivers exist).