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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties and Their Enforcement Mechanisms

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The NPT, signed in 1968, is the most widely adhered-to arms control treaty, but it has never been fully enforced against a state that chose to leave; North Korea withdrew and developed weapons, highlighting the treaty's enforcement limits.

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Most countries have no nuclear weapons, but dozens once wanted them. What stopped them, and how is the rule actually enforced?