For over three decades, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been the cornerstone of the world's non-proliferation regime, a position that derives from growing acknowledgement of the legal and normative standards that it established. Adherence to the NPT has increased steadily, reaching a stage of near universal acceptance.
在过去的三十年里，由于《核不扩散条约》（NPT）所建立的法定标准的获得了越来越广泛的认可， NPT一直是全球核不扩散机制的基石。基于各国对《核不扩散条约》（NPT）的认同度的不断增加，该条约现已获得近乎全世界的承认。