About the TPNW

The TPNW was adopted on 7 July 2017 at a diplomatic conference established by the UN General Assembly.

The core prohibitions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) are all contained in Article 1.

A nuclear weapon is a nuclear explosive device that has been weaponised, meaning that it is contained in and delivered by, for example, a missile, rocket, or bomb.

Articles 3 and 4 of the TPNW concern safeguards agreements to be concluded with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Article 5 of the TPNW concerns the general duty to implement the Treaty at national level.

Article 18 of the TPNW stipulates that the implementation of the TPNW

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons