Singapore
Singapore participated in the TPNW negotiations in 2017, but was the only state to abstain on the vote when the Treaty was adopted. The government has also consistently abstained on the annual UN General Assembly resolutions on the Treaty, including in 2021.
| TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compatibility in 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compatible |
| Test | Compatible | |
| Possess or stockpile | 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 | |
|---|---|
| 2021 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
| 2020 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
| 2019 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Abstained |
| 2018 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Abstained |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations | Yes |
| Share of women in TPNW negotiations | 17% |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Abstained |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Abstained |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards Agreement | Yes |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Modified) |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Fissile material production facilities | No |
| Highly enriched uranium stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks (mil/civ) | No/No |
| Related treaties and regimes | |
|---|---|
| Party to the BWC | Yes |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the PTBT | Yes |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes |
| Party to the NPT | Yes |
| Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Bangkok) |
| Member of the CD | No (Observer) |
Latest developments
Singapore 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.
The Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations said in February 2021 that there had 'been no changes to Singapore's position' on the TPNW.1
Singapore associated itself with a statement on behalf of ASEAN in the First Committee of the 2021 UN General Assembly, which said that the TPNW 'is a historic agreement which contributes towards nuclear disarmament and complements other existing instruments'.2
Recommendations
- Singapore should urgently adhere to the TPNW.
1) Email from the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the UN to ICAN, 16 February 2021