n of nuclear weapons and work toward reducing their arsenals to zero; International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards must be made more effective; and all states (the nuclear-weapon powers in particular) must support and respect the new nuclear-weapon-free zones.
The 14 non-aligned states did not get 25-year rolling extensions, and neither they nor Mexico got the other requested conditions. Texts adopted at the conference, however, implied some degree of conditionality as well as greater accountability by the nuclear powers.
The Arab states, led by Egypt, refused to endorse any proposal for the extension of the NPT, unless pressure was brought on Israel to accede to the NPT and accept full-scope safeguards. A draft resolution prepared by 14 Arab states called upon Israel to accede to the NPT without delay and place all of its nuclear activities under full-scope IAEA safeguards. The United States opposed the resolution, and intense negotiations led to less controversial language. The new resolution, sponsored by the United States, Russia, and Britain, endorsed the Middle East peace pro
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