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2.0  Retrospective on the Nonproliferation Treaty

           A Conversation with George Bunn
                     Stanford University – Palo Alto, CA
· February 2006

2.1  Starting the post-WWII era  (7:33)

Subtopics:  Early nonproliferation proposals; Geneva 18-nation Disarmament Conference

2.2   NPT Beginnings  (8:06)

Subtopics:  The Irish Proposal; Multilateral Nuclear Force; NPT Articles I & II

2.3  Article III Negotiation and Euratom  (22:56)

Subtopics:  Treaty of Rome; relationship between U.S. and Soviet delegations; NPT Article IV; India as a Party to NPT negotiations

2.4  Article III, Paragraphs 1 & 2  (11:02)

Subtopics:  INFCIRC/66; the Law of Treaties; NPT indefinite extension; INFCIRC/153, Para. 28

2.5  Article III, Paragraphs 3 & 4  (8:35)

Subtopics:  The spread of sensitive nuclear technologies; Small Quantities Protocol

2.6  Concluding the Treaty  (7:32)

Subtopics:  NPT Article X; United Nations Security Council

2.7  Conclusions  (7:18)


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