Egypt does not possess, develop, or manufacture nuclear weapons, nor is it recognized globally as a nuclear-armed state. The nation has maintained a long-standing diplomatic policy supporting a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East and is an official signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. While Egypt historically operated small-scale research facilities and has more recently pursued plans to construct peaceful commercial nuclear power generation infrastructure with international partners, it possesses no military atomic arsenal.