Jordan
Jordan has indicated that it is studying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). It voted in favour of adopting the Treaty at the UN diplomatic conference in 2017 and has consistently voted in favour of the annual UN General Assembly resolutions on it, including in 2025. Jordan maintains policies and practices that are compatible with all of the prohibitions in Article 1 of the TPNW, and can therefore sign and ratify or accede to the Treaty without the need for a change in conduct.
TPNW Status
| Key weapons of mass destruction treaties | ||
|---|---|---|
| NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the TPNW | No | |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Ratified 1970) | |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 1998) | |
| Party to an NWFZ | No | |
| CSA with the IAEA | Yes (In force 1978) | |
| AP with the IAEA | Yes (In force 1998) | |
| BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Ratified 1975) | |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Acceded 1997) | |
| TPNW Art. 1(1) prohibitions: Compatibility in 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compatible |
| Possess or stockpile | Compatible | |
| Test | Compatible | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compatible |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compatible |
| (d) | Use | Compatible |
| Threaten to use | Compatible | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compatible |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compatible |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compatible |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| UNGA resolution on TPNW (latest vote) | Voted yes (2025) |
| Participated in 3MSP (2025) | No |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | No |
| Participated in 1MSP (2022) | No |
| Average MSP delegation size (% women) | N/A |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Nuclear facilities | Yes |
| Fissile material production | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
| SQP with the IAEA | No (Rescinded 2015) |
Latest developments
At the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Preparatory Committee meeting in April 2025, Jordan reiterated ‘its support for all initiatives aimed at achieving a world free of [nuclear] weapons’ and called for resources and efforts to be invested in sustainable development rather than arms races.1
It argued that nuclear-sharing arrangements constitute a threat to the non-proliferation regime and urged States to work together to establish a zone free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, describing it as ‘a collective international responsibility’.2
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2025, Jordan called for nuclear-weapon States to implement long-standing commitments to eliminate their nuclear arsenals, instead of replacing these commitments with ‘measures that do not meet the aspirations of non-nuclear-weapon States’. It also reiterated its call for Israel to join the NPT.3
Recommendations
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Jordan should urgently adhere to the TPNW.