1.   While most governments will not unilaterally renounce modern arms, many would be happy to join a ban that applies to their rivals as well.

2.   Like Kazakstan and Belarus, Ukraine renounced nuclear arms and gave the nuclear weapons based on its territory back to Russia after the break up of the Soviet Union.

3.   Like Kazakstan and Belarus, Ukraine renounced nuclear arms and gave the nuclear weapons based on its territory back to Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

4.   Like Ukraine and Belarus, Kazakstan renounced nuclear arms and gave the nuclear weapons based on its territory back to Russia after the break up of the Soviet Union.

5.   Ukraine formally renounced nuclear arms and joined the NPT as a nonnuclear state last December.

6.   The NAM urged Israel to renounce nuclear arms and sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

7.   The Senate made a strong show of support Wednesday for easing sanctions against Pakistan, imposed because the South Asian country refused to renounce nuclear arms.

8.   The Senate voted Thursday to ease US sanctions against Pakistan which were imposed to punish the South Asian country for refusing to renounce nuclear arms.