Nicaragua
Nicaragua participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023, where it called for money currently spent on the development and modernisation of nuclear arsenals and the expansion of military alliances to be redirected towards achieving of the Sustainable Developments Goals.[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 |
| 1MSP delegation size (% women) | 1 (0%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Did not vote |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Abstained |
| Other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) treaties | |
|---|---|
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 1967, Tlatelolco) |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Ratified 1973) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2000) |
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Ratified 1975) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 1999) |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards agreement | Yes (29 Dec 1976) |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Modified) |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
Latest developments
Nicaragua was one of the co-sponsors for the 2023 UN General Assembly resolution on the TPNW, which called upon ‘all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date’.2
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2023, Nicaragua said that, ‘in a world where numerous interrelated crises are deepening and worsening’, it is unacceptable for a number of States to continue modernising and expanding their nuclear arsenals, ‘putting the human species and all living beings in serious danger’. It reiterated its support for the TPNW, which complements the NPT and ‘contributes to the strengthening of the disarmament and non-proliferation regime’.3
Recommendations
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Nicaragua should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
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Nicaragua should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.