Signatories
Bahamas
The Bahamas is currently examining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) with a view to ratifying it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas, Frederick Audley Mitchell, signed the Treaty at a high-level ceremony in New York on 19 September 2023.1
TPNW Status
SIGNATURE
19 Sep 2023
DEPOSIT WITH UNSG
ENTRY INTO FORCE
DECLARATION
| Key weapons of mass destruction treaties | ||
|---|---|---|
| NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the TPNW | No (Signed 2023) | |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Acceded 1976) | |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2007) | |
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 1977, Tlatelolco) | |
| CSA with the IAEA | Yes (In force 1997) | |
| AP with the IAEA | No | |
| BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Acceded 1986) | |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 2009) | |
| TPNW Art. 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| Test | Compliant | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| (d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| UNGA resolution on TPNW (latest vote) | Voted yes (2024) |
| 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 | No |
| Fissile material production | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
| SQP with the IAEA | Yes (Modified) |
Latest developments
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2024, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which the Bahamas is a member, reiterated its support for the TPNW and urged ‘all States to engage constructively with this vital legal instrument’.2
Recommendations
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The Bahamas should urgently ratify the TPNW.
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The Bahamas should conclude and bring into force an Additional Protocol (AP) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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