Kontrola zbrojeń i rozbrojenie w dziedzinie jądrowej: 2017 rok pod znakiem Traktatu o zakazie broni jądrowej
Arms control and nuclear disarmament in 2017: The year of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the main event of 2017 concerning arms control and nuclear disarmament – the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The author discusses the origin and the process of negotiations and adoption of the treaty. He analyzes its key points: the system of prohibitions, declarations of treaty countries, IAEA’s safeguards, accession of states with nuclear weapons, and elimination of nuclear weapons, meetings of treaty countries, duration and withdrawal, as well as its relationship with other agreements – mainly the NPT. In conclusion, the author analyzes the implications of the TPNW for arms control and nuclear disarmament. ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize.

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