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NPT

EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2016
A questionable nuclear deal
The Diet must scrutinize whether Abe's nuclear deal with India contradicts Japan's efforts to promote nonproliferation and the abolition of nuclear arms.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2016
The eight deadly nuclear sins
Nearly 46 years after the Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect, the international community is no closer to the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015
New nuclear fuel bank a welcome development
The new Kazakh fuel bank is a significant step toward achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015
Link nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation efforts
Given the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty's failure to make progress toward nuclear disarmament, a convention to ban the use of nuclear weapons is needed.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2015
Free the world of nuclear weapons
The 70th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should remind leaders and citizens of Japan and other nations of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015
Time for UNSC members to ban their own WMD
Rather than nuclear disarmament, the world is witnessing an upgrading — and, in some cases, expansion — of nuclear arsenals.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015
Only way forward is to eliminate nuclear arms
Seventy years after they were used, it is time to finally bring an end to the era of nuclear weapons.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2015
Finally, an agreement with Iran
It's now time to move forward and confirm Iran's contention that its nuclear ambitions are indeed peaceful.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2015
Disappointing NPT conference
Japan must seriously consider how it can fulfill its special responsibility as the sole victim of atomic bombings in the global efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015
NPT shows signs of fraying
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shows signs of no longer being capable of coping with contemporary challenges.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2015
Strengthening the NPT regime
The Japanese government must seriously consider what diplomatic efforts it can make on the issue of nuclear non-proliferation.

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