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Which country is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and qualifies as a…

China acceded to the treaty in 1992 and qualifies as a nuclear-weapon state under Article IX(3). Under Article IX(3), a nuclear-weapon state is one that manufactured and…

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Which country is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and qualifies as a nuclear-weapon state under Article IX(3) of that treaty?

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China acceded to the treaty in 1992 and qualifies as a nuclear-weapon state under Article IX(3). Under Article IX(3), a nuclear-weapon state is one that manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device before 1 January 1967. North Korea joined as a non-nuclear-weapon state and later announced withdrawal.

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Option A

Israel is not a party to the treaty.

Option B

China is a party and meets the treaty's definition of a nuclear-weapon state.

Option C

North Korea joined as a non-nuclear-weapon state. Its later claim to have withdrawn does not affect that original treaty classification.

Option D

India is not a party to the treaty.

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