Brunei
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2023, Brunei ‘call[ed] attention to the devastating, dangerous and indiscriminate consequences of weapons of mass destruction on global peace, security, stability and development’, and urged full support for multilateral efforts to achieve general and complete disarmament under the TPNW, the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a number of other instruments.[1]
TPNW Status
| TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | 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 (2023) |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | Yes (observer) |
| 1MSP delegation size (% women) | 2 (100%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) treaties | |
|---|---|
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 1996, Bangkok) |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Acceded 1985) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2013) |
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Acceded 1991) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 1997) |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards agreement | Yes (4 Nov 1987) |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Modified) |
| Additional Protocol | No |
| Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
Latest developments
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in 2023, Brunei also noted ‘the progress made towards the common aspirations of a world without nuclear weapons’ during the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (1MSP) in 2022, with the adoption of a political declaration and action plan.
Brunei observed the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023 but did not make a statement.
Recommendations
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Brunei should urgently ratify the TPNW.
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Brunei should conclude and bring into force an Additional Protocol with the IAEA.