Treaty of Rarotonga

  • States that have ratified the Treaty of Rarotonga

The Treaty of Rarotonga ( South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone english Treaty, SPNFZT ) is an international treaty banning the testing, siting, possession and manufacture of nuclear weapons in the South Pacific. It also prevents the storage of nuclear waste in the waters of the region. He was signed by eight Member States of the South Pacific Forum in Rarotonga on August 6, 1985, entered into force on 11 December 1986. In the meantime - with the exception of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau - the other Member States of the forum Parties.

The contract text is supplemented by three protocols to extend the effects of the contract on region foreign states:

  • Protocol I obliges the signatory states, which have territories in the affected region to apply the prohibitions referred to in the text of the treaty in their areas and to enforce.
  • Protocol II committed the five official nuclear powers, any threat or implementation of nuclear explosions against the signatory states of the Treaty to refrain.
  • Protocol III commits these countries to carry out any nuclear weapon tests on the premises of the signatory states of the Treaty.

The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China signed the Protocols II and III in 1986 and 1987 respectively; for both states they came into force in 1988. Since both states have no territories in the region, the Protocol I is not eligible for them. On March 25, 1996, the United States, France and the United Kingdom signed the Protocols II and III and in addition the Protocol I. For the latter two states they were in the same year or the following year in power. The U.S. left it at so far in their signature, so the logs for they cease to have validity; In May 2011, the U.S. government was, however, announced its intention to ratify the logs now.

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