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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 66

Condemning North Korea’s Decision to Withdraw from the Treaty on the

Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 16, 1993

Mr. STARK submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Condemning North Korea’s Decision to Withdraw from the

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

Weapons, to which 156 states are party, is the cornerstone of the international nuclear nonproliferation

regime;

Whereas nonnuclear weapon states that are party to the

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons are

obligated to accept International Atomic Energy Agency

safeguards on all source or special fissionable material

within their territory, under their jurisdiction, or carried

out under their control anywhere;

Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency is permitted to conduct inspections in a nonnuclear weapon

state party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu-
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clear Weapons of any site, whether or not declared by

that state, to ensure that all source or special fissionable

material in that country is under safeguards;

Whereas North Korea is a nonnuclear weapon state which acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

Weapons in December 1985;

Whereas North Korea, after acceding to the Treaty on the

Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, refused until

1992 to accept International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards as required under the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons;

Whereas International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of

North Korea’s nuclear materials strongly suggest that

North Korea has produced more bomb-grade material

than it has declared;

Whereas North Korea has not given a scientifically satisfactory explanation of this discrepancy;

Whereas North Korea refused to provide International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors full access to 2 sites for the

purposes of verifying its compliance with the Treaty on

the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;

Whereas, when called upon by the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide such full access as required by

the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,

North Korea announced its intention to withdraw from

the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,

effective after the required three months notice; and

Whereas such withdrawal is unprecedented in the history of

the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

and undermines the strength of the international nuclear

nonproliferation regime: Now, therefore, be it
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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) strongly supports the International Atomic

4 Energy Agency’s right to conduct inspections of any

5 site in a nonnuclear weapon state party to the

6 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap7 ons;

8 (2) condemns North Korea’s decision to with9 draw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of

10 Nuclear Weapons;

11 (3) urges the United Nations Security Council

12 to insist that North Korea provide the International

13 Atomic Energy Agency with full access before its

14 official withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non15 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons takes place;

16 (4) urges the United Nations Security Council

17 to impose sanctions on North Korea, should it con18 tinue to refuse to provide this access; and

19 (5) calls on the President of the United States

20 and the international community to take steps to

21 strengthen the international nuclear nonproliferation

22 regime.

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