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SA signs Nuclear Non

Date
1 Jul 1968
Updated
30 Sep 2019
SA signs Nuclear Non

South Africa was one of the countries that signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Other countries that signed the treaty included Britain, the Soviet Union, the USA and fifty-seven non-nuclear nations. The treaty was opened for signature on this date in New York, USA. Ireland proposed the treaty, while Finland became the first country to sign it. Click here to read the Treaty  

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  1. 01Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02, Pretoria: GCIS, p. 222

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA signs Nuclear Non. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012104

South African History Online (2011) 'SA signs Nuclear Non', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012104 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA signs Nuclear Non [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012104, (accessed 8 August 2026).

"SA signs Nuclear Non." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012104. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA signs Nuclear Non." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012104.

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