The '''Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty''' ('''NPT''') was an agreement between countries that signed the treaty that there would be no more development or use of [[nuclear weapons]]. It also allowed for the surveillance of nuclear facilities by the IAEA also known as the International Atomic Energy Agency. This was signed by the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Soviet Union]] and fifty-nine others on July 1, 1968. Other nations later signed onto this treaty. The only states that have chosen not to sign are [[Cuba]], [[Israel]], [[India]], and [[Pakistan]]. | The '''Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty''' ('''NPT''') was an agreement between countries that signed the treaty that there would be no more development or use of [[nuclear weapons]]. It also allowed for the surveillance of nuclear facilities by the IAEA also known as the International Atomic Energy Agency. This was signed by the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Soviet Union]] and fifty-nine others on July 1, 1968. Other nations later signed onto this treaty. The only states that have chosen not to sign are [[Cuba]], [[Israel]], [[India]], and [[Pakistan]]. |