1.   Five declared nuclear states signed the treaty, which takes effect in two years, in September.

2.   The five declared nuclear states will all sign the treaty this week.

3.   The four other declared nuclear states -- China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom -- also will all sign the treaty this week.

4.   The four other declared nuclear states -- China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom -- also will sign the treaty this week.

5.   The other four declared nuclear states -- China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom -- also will sign the treaty this week.

6.   What exactly is meant by a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, nobody knows.

7.   Also diverting attention from that convention have been the efforts by the five declared nuclear states to extend indefinitely the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

8.   Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon has urged his European counterparts not to recognize a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, according to a letter released Monday.

9.   Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon urges his European counterparts not to recognize a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, according to a letter released Monday.

10.   However, Palestinian officials have said a unilaterally declared state was not viable because Arafat rules disjointed areas of land.