List of parties to weapons of mass destruction treaties

The list of parties to weapons of mass destruction treaties encompasses the states which have signed and ratified, succeeded, or acceded to any of the major multilateral treaties prohibiting or restricting weapons of mass destruction (WMD), in particular nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.

Overview[edit]

Treaty Year of entry into force Number of States parties Number of signatory states
(signed but not ratified)
Objective
Geneva Protocol[1] 1928 146 0 Ban the use of biological and chemical weapons
Biological Weapons Convention[2] (parties) 1975 184 4 Comprehensively ban biological weapons
Chemical Weapons Convention[3] (parties) 1997 193 1 Comprehensively ban chemical weapons
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty[4] (parties) 1963 126 10 Ban all nuclear weapons tests except for those conducted underground
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty[5] (parties) 1970 191 0 1. prevent nuclear proliferation; 2. promote nuclear disarmament; 3. promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons[6] (parties) 2021 68 26 Comprehensively ban nuclear weapons
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty[7] (parties) not in force 176 10 Ban all nuclear weapons tests

List of states parties to weapons of mass destruction treaties[edit]

The following list was last updated in March 2021.

Legend:

State party GP[1] BWC[2] CWC[3] Nuclear
NPT[5] TPNW[6] CTBT[7]
 Afghanistan A R R R R
 Albania A A R A R
 Algeria A A R A S R
 Andorra A A A R
 Angola A A A A S R
 Antigua and Barbuda Su A A Su R R
 Argentina A R R A R
 Armenia A A R A R
 Australia A R R R R
 Austria R R R R R R
 Azerbaijan A R A R
 Bahamas, The A R Su R
 Bahrain A A R A R
 Bangladesh A A R A R R
 Barbados Su R A R R
 Belarus R R A R
 Belgium R R R R R
 Belize Su/A A Su R R
 Benin A R R R R R
 Bhutan A A R A
 Bolivia A R R R R R
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Su R Su R
 Botswana R A R R R
 Brazil R R R A S R
 Brunei A R A S R
 Bulgaria R R R R R R
 Burkina Faso A A R R R
 Burundi R R A R
 Cape Verde A A R A R R
 Cambodia A R R A R R
 Cameroon A A R R R
 Canada R R R R R
 Central African Republic A R R A S R
 Chad R R R
 Chile R R R A S R
 China Su A R A S
 Colombia A R R R S R
 Comoros R A R R
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the A R R S R
 Congo, Republic of the R R R S R
 Cook Islands A R [a] A R
 Costa Rica A R R R R R
 Côte d'Ivoire A R R R S R
 Croatia A Su R Su R
 Cuba A R R A R R
 Cyprus Su R R R R
 Czech Republic Su Su R Su R
 Denmark R R R R R
 Djibouti R A R
 Dominica Su R Su R
 Dominican Republic A R R R S R
 East Timor A A A S S
 Ecuador A R R R R R
 Egypt R S R S
 El Salvador R R R R R R
 Equatorial Guinea A A R A S
 Eritrea A A R
 Estonia R A R A R
 Eswatini A A R R R
 Ethiopia R R R R R
 Fiji Su R R A/Su R R
 Finland R R R R R
 France R A R A R
 Gabon R R A R
 Gambia, The Su R R R R S
 Georgia A R A R
 Germany R R R R R
 Ghana A R R R S R
 Greece R R R R R
 Grenada Su A R Su S R
 Guatemala A R R R S R
 Guinea A R A R
 Guinea-Bissau A A R A S R
 Guyana R R A R R
 Haiti S R R R
 Honduras R R R R R
 Hungary A R R R R
 Iceland A R R R R
 India R R R
 Indonesia Su R R R S R
 Iran A R R R S
 Iraq A R A R R
 Ireland A R R R R R
 Israel A S S
 Italy R R R R R
 Jamaica Su A R R R R
 Japan R R R R R
 Jordan A R A R R
 Kazakhstan A A R A R R
 Kenya A A R R R
 Kiribati A Su R R
 Korea, North A A A A[9]
 Korea, South A R R R R
 Kuwait A R R R R
 Kyrgyzstan A A R A R
 Laos A R R R R R
 Latvia R A R A R
 Lebanon A R A R R
 Lesotho Su R R R R R
 Liberia A R R R R
 Libya A R A R S R
 Liechtenstein A A R A S R
 Lithuania R A R A R
 Luxembourg R R R R R
 Madagascar A R R R S R
 Malawi A R R A S R
 Malaysia A R R R R R
 Maldives A A R R R R
 Mali R R R R
 Malta Su R R R R R
 Marshall Islands A R A R
 Mauritania A R A R
 Mauritius Su R R A
 Micronesia R A R
 Mexico A R R R R R
 Moldova A A R A R
 Monaco A A R A R
 Mongolia A R R R R
 Montenegro Su Su Su Su
 Morocco A R R R R
 Mozambique A A A S R
 Myanmar R R A S R
 Namibia A R A R R
 Nauru A R A R R
   Nepal A R R R S S
 Netherlands R R R R R
 New Zealand A R R R R R
 Nicaragua R R R R R R
 Niger Su R R A S R
 Nigeria A R R R R R
 Niue A A [b] A R
 North Korea A A [c]
f North Macedonia A Su A Su R
 Norway R R R R R
 Oman A R A R
 Pakistan Su R R
 Palau A A A R R
 Palestine (see UN and Palestine) A A R A R R
 Panama A R R R R R
 Papua New Guinea Su A R A S
 Paraguay A A R R R R
 Peru A R R R S R
 Philippines A R R R R R
 Poland R R R R R
 Portugal R R R A R
 Qatar A R R A R
 Romania R R R R R
 Russia R R R R R
 Rwanda Su R R A R
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Su A R A R R
 Saint Lucia Su Su R Su R R
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Su Su R Su R R
 Samoa A R A R R
 San Marino R R R R R
 São Tomé and Príncipe A Ac A S S
 Saudi Arabia A R R A
 Senegal A R R R R
 Serbia Su Su A Su R
 Seychelles A R A S R
 Sierra Leone A R R A R
 Singapore R R R R
 Slovakia Su Su R Su R
 Slovenia A Su R Su R
 Solomon Islands Su Su A Su S
 Somalia S A R
 South Africa A R R A R R
 South Sudan
 Spain R R R A R
 Sri Lanka A R R R S
 Sudan A A A R S R
 Suriname A A Su R
 Sweden R R R R R
  Switzerland R R R R R
 Syria A S A R
 Tajikistan A A R A R
 Tanzania A R R A S R
 Thailand R R R A R R
 Togo A R R R S R
 Tonga Su A A Su
 Trinidad and Tobago Su A A R R
 Tunisia A R R R R
 Turkey R R R R R
 Turkmenistan A R A R
 Tuvalu A Su R S
 Uganda A A R A R
 Ukraine Su R R A R
 United Arab Emirates R R A R
 United Kingdom R R R R R
 United States R R R R S
 Uruguay R A R R R R
 Uzbekistan A R A R
 Vanuatu Su A A R R
 Vatican City (see UN and Holy See) A A R A R R
 Venezuela R R R R R R
 Vietnam A R R A R R
 Yemen A R R R S
 Zambia A R A S R
 Zimbabwe A R A S R
Notes
  1. ^ The Cook Islands and Niue, two associated states of New Zealand which have had their "full treaty-making capacity" recognised by United Nations Secretariat, are not parties to the treaty but consider themselves bound by its provisions by virtue of their administration by New Zealand when the latter ratified the NPT. [8]
  2. ^ The Cook Islands and Niue, two associated states of New Zealand which have had their "full treaty-making capacity" recognised by United Nations Secretariat, are not parties to the treaty but consider themselves bound by its provisions by virtue of their administration by New Zealand when the latter ratified the NPT. [10]
  3. ^ Withdrew 10 Jan 2003 [11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Disarmament Treaties Database: Biological Weapons Convention". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ a b "Disarmament Treaties Database: Chemical Weapons Convention". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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  9. ^ North Korea announced its withdrawal from the NPT in 2003. According to the UN there are divergent views about its status.
  10. ^ Avenhaus, Rudolf; Kremenyuk, Viktor; Sjöstedt, Gunnar (2002). Containing the atom. Lexington Books. p. 123|name="coni"
  11. ^ Devon Chaffee (2003-04-10). "North Korea's Withdrawal from Nonproliferation Treaty Official"