Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement

Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement

The Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement was created to reduce the danger of nuclear war between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 1973 during a relative period of détente. United States and the U.S.S.R. agreed to reduce the threat of a nuclear war and establish a policy to restrain hostility. cite web
url = http://www.state.gov/t/ac/trt/5186.htm
title = Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement
accessdate = 2008-02-21
author =
last =
first =
coauthors =
date = June 22, 1973
format = HTML
work =
publisher = U.S. Department of State
] It was viewed as a preliminary step toward preventing the outbreak of nuclear war or military conflict by adopting an attitude of international cooperation.

Together with the Basic Principles Agreement, it represented an attempt to establish 'rules' for superpower competition during the Cold War. The bilateral agreement with multilateral implications outlines the general conduct of both countries and toward third world countries. The Parties agreed that in a situation which threatened to escalate into direct nuclear confrontation, whether it be directly or by proxy in the Third World, to urgently consult with each other.

The agreement basically covers two main areas:
# It outlines the general conduct of both countries toward each other and toward third countries regarding the avoidance of nuclear war. In this respect it is a bilateral agreement with multilateral implications.
# The Parties agreed that in a situation in which the two great nuclear countries find themselves in a nuclear confrontation or in which, either as a result of their policies toward each other or as the result of developments elsewhere in the world, there is a danger of a nuclear confrontation between them or any other country, they are committed to consult with each other in order to avoid this risk.

-U.S. State Department, "Agreement Between The United States of America and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Prevention of Nuclear War"

The agreement further provides that these consultations may be communicated to the United Nations and to other countries, a clause the United States, of course, applies to its allies. Article VI stipulates that nothing in the agreement shall affect formal alliance obligations or the inherent right of countries to defend themselves.

ee also

* Cold War (1962-1991)
* Cuban Missile Crisis
* Nuclear warfare
* Atomic Age
* Deterrence theory
* Doomsday clock
* Doomsday event
* Essentials of Post-Cold War Deterrence
* International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
* No first use policy
* Nuclear holocaust
* Nuclear War (card game)
* Nuclear weapons in popular culture
* Strategic Defense Initiative
* Weapon of mass destruction
* World War III
* Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth
* Causes of hypothetical future disasters

Citations

External links

* [http://www.state.gov/t/ac/trt/5186.htm#treaty Text of the Treaty]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nuclear proliferation — World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color.   Five nuclear weapons states from the NPT …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear disarmament — United States and USSR/Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles, 1945 2006. These numbers include warheads not actively deployed, including those on reserve status or scheduled for dismantlement. Stockpile totals do not necessarily reflect nuclear… …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear Risk Reduction Center — The Nuclear Risk Reduction Center is part of the United States Department of State. It has counterpart in Moscow in the Russian Ministry of Defense. The NRRC was created in 1987 by an agreement between the United States Secretary of State and the …   Wikipedia

  • Cold War (1962–1979) — 1980 World map of alliances The Cold War (1962–1979) refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962, through the détente period beginning in 1969, to the end… …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear warfare — Nuclear War redirects here. For other uses, see Nuclear War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancie …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test …   Wikipedia

  • war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …   Universalium

  • Nuclear weapons and the United States — United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 …   Wikipedia

  • War on Terrorism — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War on Terrorism caption=U.S. Soldiers boarding a CH 47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda in the Shahi Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. date=October 7 2001cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Participation in the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”