The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty seeks to prevent horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many countries reject the NPT as hypocritical as it denies them the same rights and capabilities that are afforded to the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France. Analyze this argument. How can countries justify denying other countries nuclear weapons while they have no intention of giving

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up their own?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is aAn international agreement that seeks to
prevent horizontal proliferation by prohibiting further nuclear weapons sales,
acquisitions, or production. The nonproliferation regime are a set of rules to contain
arms races so that weapons or technology do not spread to states that do not have
them. Horizontal nuclear proliferation is an increase in the number of states that
possess nuclear weapons.Vertical nuclear proliferation is the expansion of the
capabilities of existing nuclear powers to inflict increasing destruction with their nuclear
weapons.