Nuclear Suppliers Group Membership

Statement 1 is misleading/incorrect: While NSG membership does facilitate access to dual-use nuclear materials and technology, it is primarily a regime to control the export and transfer of nuclear materials, not to grant automatic access to 'latest and most efficient' nuclear technologies. NSG members agree to certain export control standards. Statement 2 is incorrect: NSG membership does not automatically make a country a member of the NPT. NSG is an export control regime separate from the NPT. Most NSG members are NPT signatories, but membership in NSG is independent of NPT membership. A country could theoretically be in one but not the other. India, for instance, became NSG member in 2016 but is not a NPT signatory. Therefore, neither statement correctly captures the actual consequences of NSG membership. > NSG is an export control regime focused on preventing proliferation; it does not automatically grant tech access or NPT membership. Answer: (d).