ABSTRACT
Any global debate on nuclear issues begins with the most widely followed and acknowledged treaty, the Treaty on Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The journey of each of the five nuclear weapon states—as designated by the treaty—has been unique and collaborative at the same time. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has come as a new development in the global nuclear architecture. Recent research by analyst Leopoldo Nuti indicates how NATO member states, as nuclear umbrella states, were part of the negotiations leading up to the NPT and that the language of the NPT was designed specifically to take into consideration the security concerns of NATO’s European partners. The global nuclear order is in a state of flux; the P5 are developing nuclear weapons, and the NWS and NNWS are unable to communicate with each other, while new treaties such as the TPNW are bringing new dimensions to the nuclear order.
