What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the ‘Nuclear Suppliers Group’?

1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
2. It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”?

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that aims to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment, and technology that could be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

Membership in the NSG facilitates access to advanced nuclear technology for various applications, including medicine and nuclear power generation.

However, becoming a member of the NSG does not automatically make a country a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is not correct. Hence, only statement 1 is correct.

Sources:

• Nuclear Suppliers Group