Nuclear Proliferation Day 2 Lesson – The NPT
Jan 18, 2016
Nuclear ProliferationDay 2 Lesson – The NPT
Objectives Students will differentiate between
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Students will explain the history and
purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Students will examine current issues facing the global community surrounding nuclear weapons.
Students will formulate opinions about the use and regulation of nuclear weapons.
Warm Up What are weapons
of mass destruction?
Nuclear, chemical, biological
Inflict mass casualties & destruction
Compare & Contrast Types of WMD’s
Biological
NuclearChemical
History of Nuclear Proliferation 1945 – US 1st A-
Bombs, end WW2
1946 – Baruch Plan
1949 – USSR 1st A-Bomb
1950’s – GB, FRA, China detonate• Sputnik – Proliferation• Geneva Accords
1957 – IAEA Created
1962 – Partial Test-Ban Treaty after Cuban Crisis
1968 – UN proposes Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1970 – NPT Official
NPT Controls dvpt, spread,
use of nuclear technology
3 Goals:• Non-proliferation• Disarmament• Fair access for
peaceful use
Signed March 5, 1970• 43 Original, 189 Today
NPT Categories Nuclear Weapons
States (NWS)
• Exploded device prior Jan 1967
• US-USSR-GB-France -China
Non-Nuclear Weapons States (NNWS)
• Don’t /Won’t have• Technology for
peaceful use• IAEA Monitoring
NPT Non-NPT Nuclear
States• India & Pakistan
(Never signed)• N.Korea (Quit 2003)
Suspected Programs• Israel (Never signed)• Iran (NPT Member)• Syria/Myanmar
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/north-korea-helping-myanmar-secret-nuclear-program/story?id=10823439
Global Nuclear ArsenalNation Total Nuclear Arsenal
China > 125
France 300
India ~ 50
Israel ~ 80
Pakistan ~ 60
Russia ~ 14,000
United Kingdom ~ 160
United States ~ 10,500
Total ~25,275
Source:http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/2009-global-prolif6.pdf
Importance? Prevents
proliferation
Regulations
Sets stage for future negotiation• Review Conference
every 5 yrs (May 2010)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/dc3243.doc.htm
Current Challenges Universality
• Nonsigners –Israel, India, Pakistan
Non-Compliance• Iran• N.Korea
Helping Syria & Myanmar?
Black Market• Terrorism• Theft/Illegal Sales
Closure Do you view nuclear proliferation as
inconsequential or agree with efforts to limit the spread and numbers of nuclear weapons?
Homework Research Question
• Decide upon a topic you would like to explore/better understand within the theme of nuclear proliferation.
• Draft a well-constructed research question.