Former US President Carter: US Is Principal Non-Proliferation Treaty ..

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Former U.S. President Carter: U.S. Is Principal Non-Proliferation Treaty Offender

<snip> Former President Carter criticized the U.S. for being the main culprit in the collapse of the NPT in his article in the International Herald Tribune (IHT) on May 2. In it, he wrote, “although U.S. leaders assert that they would protect the world from nuclear threats posed by Iraq, Libya, Iran, and North Korea, they not only don’t observe the NPT, but also insist on the testing and development of new weapons.”

Carter also pointed out that considering the fact that Iran and North Korea possess or plan to have nuclear weapons programs, it is amazing that the U.S. and other nuclear-equipped countries are showing indifference to the NPT.

The minister of foreign affairs from the New Agenda Coalition, consisting of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, and Sweden, formed to promote the observance of the NPT, also complained about the progress situation of the NPT in an article in the IHT, saying, “countries with nuclear weapons have to perform the duty of gradually abolishing nuclear arms.” <snip>

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