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The prohibition on development, production, manufacturing, and other acquisition

The nine nuclear-armed states continued to engage in conduct in 2023 that was not compatible with the TPNW’s prohibition on developing, producing, manufacturing, or otherwise acquiring nuclear weapons. Two further states not party—Iran and Saudi Arabia—were again recorded as states of concern.

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In this photo released on 7 October 2023, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, centre, inspects the serial production of the fifth-generation strategic missile system Sarmat. Photo: Photo by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP/NTB
ARTICLE 1(1)(a) INTERPRETATION
The TPNW and mining and transfer of uranium