The Semipalatinsk Treaty and the TPNW

The Treaty on a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (Semipalatinsk Treaty) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) share a common objective: achieving a world free of nuclear weapons in the interests of global peace and security. This factsheet explains how the treaties work together, how the TPNW builds on and globalizes the provisions of the Semipalatinsk Treaty, and how states parties to the Semipalatinsk Treaty can support total nuclear disarmament by joining the TPNW.