Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of NWFZs?

 A) A legal obligation to place all nuclear material and installations under full scope IAEA safeguards
 B) A clear demarcation of the geographic limits of the zone of application to the territories of member states
 C) A provision stating that 25 years after the entry into force of the treaty, the member states should decide whether or not the treaty shall continue in force indefinitely
 D) The treaty is legally binding, and the states parties should fully comply with it

What is the UNIQUE characteristics of the Treaty of Bangkok?

 A) The zone of application includes continental shelves and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of all the parties to the treaty.
 B) If signatories to the protocols breach the provisions, the Commission of the NWFZ will automatically refer the issue to the United Nations Security Council.
 C) The treaty prohibits developing, testing, manufacturing, or otherwise acquiring, possessing, or having control over nuclear weapons both inside and outside the zone.
 D) The treaty prohibits stationing nuclear weapons inside the NWFZ.

What is the UNIQUE characteristic of the Treaty of Pelindaba?

 A) The treaty requires the declaration and dismantlement of any clandestine nuclear weapon capabilities before the entry into force of the treaty.
 B) The treaty prohibits member states from conducting nuclear tests in the NWFZ.
 C) The treaty prohibits member states from conducting research on, developing, manufacturing, stockpiling or otherwise acquiring, possessing or having control over any nuclear explosive device.
 D) The treaty prohibits stationing any nuclear explosive device in its designated territory.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why nuclear weapon states object to signing the protocol to the Treaty of Bangkok?

 A) The treaty includes continental shelves and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
 B) The unstable political situation in Cambodia
 C) The negative security assurance implies a commitment by the NWS not to use nuclear weapons against any contracting state or protocol party within the zone of application.
 D) The restriction on the passage of nuclear powered ships through the zone

In the process of establishing the Latin American NWFZ, which five Latin American countries' presidents made a joint declaration on the NWFZ in 1963?

 A) Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador
 B) Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador
 C) Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile
 D) Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Argentina

Which one of the following statements best summarizes the history of French nuclear weapons testing in the South Pacific?

 A) 66 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958
 B) Atmospheric tests between 1952 and 1957 on the Australian territory at Maralinga, Emu Field, and Monte Bello Island
 C) More than 40 atmospheric nuclear tests between 1966 and 1996
 D) After the signature of the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963, all the nuclear weapon tests were moved to underground

Which one of the following items is NOT included in the UN principles and guidelines for establishing a new NWFZ?

 A) The initiative for the creation of a NWFZ must come from the states located within the zone of application.
 B) The NWFZ must ensure the total absence of nuclear weapons within its zone of application.
 C) A verification and control system should be established in the NWFZ.
 D) All the states parties to NWFZs should ratify the IAEA Additional Protocol as a prerequisite to cooperation on peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Which NWFZ protocols has not been ratified by the United States although all the other nuclear weapon states have ratified it?

 A) Treaty of Tlatelolco
 B) Treaty of Rarotonga
 C) Treaty of Bangkok
 D) Treaty of Pelindaba

Why has the United States not ratified the protocols to the Pelindaba Treaty?

 A) To maintain the right to use nuclear weapons in case of the use of chemical weapons by an African state.
 B) To conduct nuclear weapon tests in the Sahara Desert.
 C) Because some African states still possess covert nuclear weapon programs.
 D) Because there are politically unstable countries on the African continent.

What event on February 3, 2000 helped establish Mongolia's nuclear-weapon-free status?

 A) The Mongolian government declared itself a single state nuclear-weapon-free zone at the UN General Assembly.
 B) The parliament of Mongolia adopted the "Law of Mongolia on its nuclear weapon free status."
 C) The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, "Mongolia's international security and nuclear-weapon- free status," for the first time.
 D) All five nuclear weapon states supported Mongolia's single state nuclear-weapon-free zone.

Which one of the following future NWFZs have NOT been introduced at the UN General Assembly?

 A) the Middle East
 B) South Asia
 C) Southern Hemisphere
 D) Northeast Asia

Which one of the following is NOT an obligation set forth in protocols to NWFZ treaties?

 A) Nuclear weapon states will provide negative security assurances to the members of the NWFZ.
 B) Nuclear weapon states will guarantee assistance to states parties to the NWFZ if they are targeted by other NWS.
 C) Nuclear weapon states will not test within the NWFZs.
 D) Non-regional states, which may have jurisdiction over territories located within NWFZs, such as colonial possessions, will accept the basic obligations concerning nuclear weapons that are assumed by regional state parties.

Which one of the following statements related to the Central Asia NWFZ  is false?

 A) The treaty was signed by all the five Central Asian states on September 8, 2006.
 B) All the five Central Asian states ratified the treaty.
 C) The Central Asia NWFZ treaty requires all the member states to conclude the IAEA Additional Protocol. 
 D) The treaty recognizes the environmental damage done to the region by the Soviet nuclear weapons program and pledges to support environmental rehabilitation.

 

Select the prohibition provided for only in the Treaty of Pelindaba and no other NWFZ.

 A) Prohibition of nuclear explosive devices
 B) Prohibition of stationing of nuclear explosive devices
 C) Prohibition of testing of nuclear explosive devices
 D) Prohibition of armed attack on nuclear installations

Select a correct statement regarding NWFZ treaties.

 A) All the member states to NWFZ treaties must conclude the IAEA Additional Protocol.
 B) NWFZ treaties do not enter into force unless all the nuclear weapon states ratify protocols.
 C) States parties to all the existing NWFZs should apply unique safeguards system in addition to the IAEA safeguards to ensure compliance and verification.
 D) All the existing NWFZs prohibit nuclear testing.