Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Goes into Effect
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: London, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe, Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 5, 1970
Article abstract: A treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons negotiated in 1968 went into effect in 1970 after being signed by ninety-seven countries.
Summary of Event
Anxiety about the proliferation of nuclear weapons was the focus of a speech given by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 in which he said, “I ask you to stop and think for a moment what it would mean to have nuclear weapons in many hands, in the hands of countries large and small, stable and unstable, responsible and irresponsible, scattered throughout the world. There would be...
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