According to them, a nuclear Iran may damage the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the agreement under which states endorse nuclear disarmament and pledge not to develop nuclear weapons.

他们认为，拥有核武器的伊朗可能会破坏防止核扩散条约(NPT)。该条约需要国家签署裁减核武器协定，并承诺不开发核武器。

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Iran and North Korea are already in violation of the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), which requires that they do not develop nuclear weapons.

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Instead, communist North Korea's latest achievement on the nuclear front was a feat of diplomatic jujitsu: In talks with U.S. officials in New York, Pyongyang's representatives agreed to suspend its withdrawal from the nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT).

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