UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the 'Nuclear Suppliers Group'? 1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies. 2. It automatically becomes a member of 'The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

NSG membership gives access to advanced nuclear technology and trade in nuclear materials. It does not make a country an NPT member; India, for example, has sought NSG membership without signing the NPT.

Topics: global groupings, international relations, nuclear export control regimes, nuclear suppliers group membership