Three European Union countries – Britain, France, and Germany – are trying to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program, which would give it bomb material to use after a quick withdrawal from the treaty. Iran claims a right to enrichment under Article 4 of the NPT, but that article has to be read in light of the other articles and of Iran’s past deception vis-à-vis the IAEA.
欧盟三国——英国、法国和德国——正试图劝说伊朗放弃它的浓缩核计划，该计划将使得它在迅速退出条约后获得可使用的核弹材料。伊朗宣称它有权根据NPT第四条进行核浓缩活动， 但是那一条必须根据其他条例和伊朗过去欺骗国际原子能机构（IAEA） 的行为来解读。在东亚，北朝鲜借核武器不扩散条约掩饰它的核武器计划后从该条约中退出，中国、美国、日本、俄罗斯和韩国正力图说服金正日政权改变该计划。