### Question
How does ARMS EXPORT CONTROL define non-nuclear-weapon state?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 2799aa*, **non-nuclear-weapon state** is defined as:

> any country which is not a nuclear-weapon state, as defined in Article IX(3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2799aa*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 39-ARMS EXPORT CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER X-NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION CONTROLS**

