Noble as that objective may sound, some critics see the NPT as little more than an attempt to keep certain countries out of the “nuclear club ” ​ — to prevent those nations that do not have weapons from developing them.
امضای چنین معاهده‌ای قابل تحسین است ،‏ اما هرچند که کشورهای عضو بی‌غرضانه عمل کرده باشند ،‏ ماهیت عهدنامه مورد انتقاد قرار گرفته است .‏