And, in the eyes of many, James will never be considered one of the great ones, until he has a ring for every digit on his left hand. Itâs refreshing to hear Bryant refer to the notion that an NBA great needs to win a handful of rings as âridiculous.â Nevertheless, Bryant will surely continue to respect the challenge. After all, Bryantâs said the only thing heâs pushing towards during the last legs of his career is the pursuit of number six.
July 1, 1968: The nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is signed in Washington, London, and Moscow. Among other obligations, the NPT requires parties to the treaty to seek to achieve the discontinuance of all test explosions of nuclear weapons for all time and to continue negotiations to this end.â Back to top.
The most crucial treaty dealing with the issue of nuclear weapons proliferation, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), came into force on March 5, 1970. Noting that the trend of horizontal proliferation would inevitably continue, the United States and Soviet Union collaborated to prevent such an outcome. This treaty identified the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France as nuclear weapons states.