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This is an excerpt taken from selected articles of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of

Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT. It was enacted

on March 5, 1970. This treaty is revisited every five years by those United Nations members

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associated with it. Countries, at that time, can choose to remain a party to this treaty or leave. 

Article I

Each nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes not to transfer to any

recipient whatsoever nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or control over

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such weapons or explosive devices directly, or indirectly; and not in any way to assist,

encourage, or induce [cause] any non-nuclear-weapon State to manufacture or otherwise

acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or control over such weapons

or explosive devices.

Article II

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Each non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes not to receive the transfer

from any transferor whatsoever of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or of

control over such weapons or explosive devices directly, or indirectly; not to manufacture

or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; and not to seek

or receive any assistance in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive

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devices. . . .