Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 was an arms control treaty in the sense that it regulated the acquisition of nuclear weapons: those countries that had tested and manufactured nuclear weapons before 1967 were allowed to keep these weapons

Statement II: The NPT did not abolish nuclear weapons rather it limited the number of countries that could have them.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

The correct answer is Option 1 : Both Statement I and Statement II are true

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT):

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 was an arms control treaty in the sense that it regulated the acquisition of nuclear weapons: those countries that had tested and manufactured nuclear weapons before 1967 were allowed to keep their weapons (Statement I); and those that had not done so were to give up the right to acquire them. The NPT did not abolish nuclear weapons; rather, it limited the number of countries that could have them (Statement II).