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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 corner-
stone 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 per-
mitted 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 ac-
ceded 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 safe-
guards as required under the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation 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 satisfac-
tory explanation of this discrepancy;
Whereas North Korea refused to provide International Atom-
ic 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 En-
ergy 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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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) strongly supports the International Atomic
Energy Agency’s right to conduct inspections of any
site in a nonnuclear weapon state party to the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap-
ons;
(2) condemns North Korea’s decision to with-
draw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons;
(3) urges the United Nations Security Council
to insist that North Korea provide the International
Atomic Energy Agency with full access before its
official withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons takes place;
(4) urges the United Nations Security Council
to impose sanctions on North Korea, should it con-
tinue to refuse to provide this access; and
(5) calls on the President of the United States
and the international community to take steps to
strengthen the international nuclear nonproliferation
regime.
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