Switzerland, Nuclear Disarmament and the Origins of the Ban Treaty
Bern — In June 2018, nearly one year after a UN Conference adopted the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, or nuclear ban treaty), Switzerland published an intergovernmental report that ad vised against immediate accession and recommended a further re- evaluation. Based on this report, the Federal Council decided against signing the treaty for the time being and committed to review its posi tion following the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which took place in August 2022. As of November 2023, the Federal Council has not yet announced an update on its position.
