UN nuclear nonproliferation talks fail
Talks at the U.N. to reaffirm nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament goals failed on May 22, according to the leader of the talks, after four weeks of negotiations held amid low expectations.
Vietnam's Do Hung Viet, the president of the conference, said that "despite our best efforts... it is my understanding that the conference is not in a position to achieve agreement on its substantive work."
"I do not intend to put the document forward for adoption," he added.
Negotiators were reviewing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the cornerstone of nuclear weapons control, amid fears of a renewed arms race. Previous reviews in 2015 and 2022 were also unsuccessful.
