Singapore
Singapore participated in the TPNW negotiations, but was the only state to abstain on the vote when the Treaty was adopted. Singapore has not adhered to the TPNW, but maintains policies and practices that are compliant with all of the prohibitions in Article 1 of the Treaty and can therefore sign and ratify it without making changes to existing practices or policies.
Latest developments and background
Singapore is categorized by the Ban Monitor as "undecided" on the TPNW. In First Committee of the UN General Assembly in 2018, the representative of Singapore said his country is committed to the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world, the only guarantee against their use. Singapore regretted that concerns it has about the TPNW were not taken into account when the instrument was negotiated. "While there are multiple pathways towards a nuclear-weapon-free world, all parties must be involved in the process," he said, adding that Singapore will continue to work constructively toward that goal. (bit.ly/2nOeKYC)
Recommendations
- Singapore should urgently sign and ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.
| Signed |
|---|
| No |
| Adhered |
|---|
| No |
| Compliance with article 1(1) of the TPNW | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art 1(1)(a) | The prohibition on developing, producing, manufacturing, or otherwise acquiring | Compliant |
| The prohibition on testing | Compliant | |
| The prohibition on possessing or stockpiling | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(b) | The prohibition on transferring | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(c) | The prohibition on receiving transfer or control | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(d) | The prohibition on using | Compliant |
| The prohibition on threatening to use | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(e) | The prohibition on assisting prohibited activities | Compliant |
| The prohibition on encouraging or inducing prohibited activities | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(f) | The prohibition on encouraging or inducing prohibited activities | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(g) | The prohibition on allowing stationing, installation, or deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW process | |
|---|---|
| Vote on mandate resolution (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Participated in treaty negotiations (% women) | Yes (17%) |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Abstained |
| Vote on UNGA resolution 2018 | Abstained |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Highly enriched uranium stocks | No |
| Civilian plutonium stocks | |
| Fissile material production | No |
| Related treaties and mechanisms | |
|---|---|
| Party to the NPT | Yes |
| Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Bangkok) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes |
| Party to the PTBT | Yes |
| Member of the CD | No (Observer) |
| IAEA CSA in force | Yes |
| IAEA AP in force | Yes |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | Yes |