First, it assumes that the reason non-nuclear weapon states wish to obtain thermonuclear capabilities is to emulate the U.S. and others who possess such weaponry.

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The NPT offered non-nuclear weapon states all the know-how and most of the materials they needed to become nuclear armed, if only they promised not to do so.

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Assurances to non-nuclear weapon states.

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And we recognized the value of national negative security assurances -- assurances that the United States and other nuclear powers have made that we will not threaten -- use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against other state -- non-nuclear weapon states who are in full compliance with their NPT, nuclear non-proliferation obligations.

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Notably, at the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York where this statement was unveiled, some among the roughly 500 participating non- governmental organizations (NGOs) declared their intention to ask the World Court to order the nuclear weapon states to set a timetable for complete nuclear disarmament.

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In particular, proponents of a CTB routinely cite the prospect that developing nations will refuse to extend the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) when it comes up for review in 1995 unless the United States and other nuclear weapon states have agreed to suspend testing permanently.

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