Every five years, world powers meet in New York to take stock of nuclear non-proliferation risks, progress in nuclear disarmament, and advance the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The latest “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference” took place on 1 - 26 August 2022 after having been postponed twice due to the pandemic. It ended in disarray in late August as Russia vetoed the adoption of a draft concluding document that referred to the radiological risk stemming from the occupation of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. While the conference dealt with a wide range of issues, there was an elephant in the room: the ongoing negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program, which were then – it was hoped – close to the finishing line.
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