Ashgabat acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on 23 September 1994. The Constitutional Law of Turkmenistan, adopted in December 1995, states that Turkmenistan pledges not to "possess, produce or spread nuclear, chemical, bacteriological or other types of weapons of mass destruction or help to create new types or technologies for their production.” The state has signed an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which entered into force on 3 January 2006. Moreover, Turkmenistan joined four other Central Asia States--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan--in signing a treaty creating a Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) on 8 September 2006. Turkmenistan's parliament ratified the treaty that establishes the zone on 19 April 2008, and it awaits presidential signature.

Turkmenistan reportedly lacks the industrial capacity to produce nuclear or nuclear-related dual-use commodities. The country's leadership has not shown interest in developing peaceful nuclear energy. According to a report in the 2003 IAEA/OECD "Red Book," Turkmenistan has no reported mineable uranium resources, though there are several uranium deposits in the northwestern part of the country.

Ashgabat is a signatory to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). It is also a partner nation in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and the Proliferation Security Initiative. To learn more about Turkmenistan's participation in nonproliferation regimes, please, see Treaties and Organizations.

	Updated October 2008