The five recognized nuclear-weapons states under the NPT are also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nti.org/education-center/treaties-and-regimes/treaty-on-the-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons/ (nti.org)
- https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2022-01/news/npt-nuclear-weapon-states-reject-nuclear-war (armscontrol.org)
- https://unterm.un.org/unterm2/view/f64083de-b8f1-46a8-a321-6b11ff41c2e6 (unterm.un.org)
- https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2020/03/nuclear-powers-must-lead-on-arms-control?lang=en (carnegieendowment.org)
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