The Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons: How It Was Achieved and Why It Matters by Alexander Kmentt

Author:Alexander Kmentt [Kmentt, Alexander]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: International Relations, Intergovernmental Organizations, Diplomacy, General, Peace, Arms Control, Political Science, Security (National & International)
ISBN: 9781000393439
Google: uR0lEAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 56356602
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-05-18T00:00:00+00:00

In examining the possible TPNW implications for Norway, a NATO member, Nystuen et al, concluded that Norway would have to adjust some of its current practices to comply with Article 1 (1)e.

Specifically, Norway would have to refrain from “encouraging” or “inducing” the possession and use of nuclear weapons by its allies. Norway’s unqualified support for NATO’s current strategic concept (2010) and Deterrence and Defence Posture Review (2012) would appear to fall foul of this provision. By actively supporting NATO’s policy of extended nuclear deterrence, Norway “encourages” the nuclear-armed allies to retain their nuclear arsenals…. After accession, Norway would have to desist from endorsing any NATO documents containing positive references to the potential use of nuclear weapons. Norway would either have to block the adoption of alliance documents containing such language or disassociate itself from such statements through interpretive declarations or “footnotes”.

However, the authors conclude that “NATO member states bear no legal obligation to support extended nuclear deterrence or the retention of nuclear weapons. From a legal point of view, accession to the TPNW is compatible with NATO membership”.56

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