Which were the five nuclear weapon powers that tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty on the world in the aftermath of conduct of nuclear tests by Communist China in 1964?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → USA, USSR, UK, France and China
After Communist China’s nuclear tests in October 1964, the US, USSR, UK, France and China – also the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council – tried to impose the NPT of 1968 on the rest of the world.
NCERT (2025-26): “India’s nuclear policy … Nehru was against nuclear weapons. So he pleaded with the superpowers for comprehensive nuclear disarmament. However, the nuclear arsenal kept rising. When Communist China conducted nuclear tests in October 1964, the five nuclear weapon powers, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China (Taiwan then represented China) – also the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council – tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 on the rest of the world. India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had refused to sign it.…” |