The German newsmagazine Der Spiegel noted: “The notice of withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty creates a precedent: There is now the threat of a nuclear arms race, starting in Asia, that could become more dangerous than was the bomb rivalry between the superpowers. ”
सो मार्च १२, १९९३ को जब उसने इस संधि से अपना समर्थन वापिस लेने की घोषणा की तो दुनिया ने तर्कसंगत रूप से चिन्ता प्रकट की ।