The disposition of armed-nuclear states read – war brings peace – war is indispensable for peace. Conversely, the fact is otherwise. The prime requisites being respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of confronting states, referring disputing issues to impartial judgment of UN Security Council, choosing table talk than aggressive discourse, promoting cordial relationship among contemporary disputing states accompanied with demonstration of political maturity, ascertains world’s eternal peace.

The Former North Korean nuclear tests pressed hard the nerves of international community, humanitarian and peace-seeking organizations that consider ultimate peace in the contemporary world possible by complete disarmament nuclear arsenals. Contrary to this truth, many countries are striving hard at gaining nuclear technology instead of reducing and halting it.

In this pursuit a treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons termed as, Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was formulated.  NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.

Nuclear Non Proliferation (NPT) was signed subsequent to its enforcement in 1970. On May 11, 1995, the Treaty was extended indefinitely. A total of 190 parties have joined the Treaty, with five states being recognized as nuclear-weapon states: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China (also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council). More countries have ratified the NPT than any other arms limitation and disarmament agreement, a testament to the Treaty's significance.
The NPT consists of a preamble and eleven articles and it stands on the foundation of three-pillar system, non-proliferation, disarmament, and the right to use nuclear technology peacefully.
In this treaty the non-nuclear-weapon states agree never to acquire nuclear weapons and the NPT nuclear-weapon states in exchange agree to share the benefits of peaceful nuclear technology and to pursue nuclear disarmament aimed at the ultimate elimination of their nuclear arsenals”. The treaty is reviewed every five years in meetings called Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
To further the goal of non-proliferation and as a confidence-building measure between States, the Treaty establishes a safeguard under the responsibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It’s used to verify compliance with the Treaty through inspections conducted by the IAEA. The Treaty promotes co-operation in the field of peaceful nuclear technology and equal access to this technology for all States, while safeguards prevent the diversion of fissile material for weapons use.
Despite clear provisions of treaty, the North Korean third nuclear test is an obvious contravention of treaty and unambiguous evasion of UN sanctions –it kick-started a cycle of escalating military tensions on the Korean peninsula. Subsequently the UN chief Ban Ki-moon made an urgent plea to North Korea to refrain from any further provocation. May this sincere piece of guidance work!