Nuclear Weapons for All? The Risks of a New Scramble for the Bomb
There is yet more reason for a major nonproliferation drive now: Nuclear energy is seemingly on the verge of a historic comeback. With climate-change worries and expectations that oil and gas will be very expensive over the long run, a wave of new nuclear power plants may be coming, and more nuclear fuel will be needed. The technology to produce nuclear fuel for power plants is essentially the same as that for fashioning weapons-grade material. Nonproliferation experts believe it is essential to strengthen the system of controls before nuclear reactors start popping up in a host of new countries.
The combination of growing risks and political opportunities is coming together just as Obama takes office. "This is the moment," says Cirincione.
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Reader Comments
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i wish i could afford to move...
somewhere that doesnt think that we are all that and a bag of chips. the us is the most hypocritical country on the face of the earth. we cant tell other countries not to have nukes when we have nukes. if two countries want to use them on each other then let them. problem solved
if they have half a brain they wont because it would just ruin their countrie making resources unusable and killing people.
the us just needs to leave people alone and stop trying to run the world
imo future of this
US needs nukes to stay on top
Russia & China need to protect their Intrests
India needs it to keep Rising China and Pak at bay
Pak needs it to expand islamic adgenda
France needs it just because its France
UK needs it because it wants to be US jr.
Whatever the reasons are if countries want nukes they will have it. Unfair treaties do not work in the long run. Fair may mean who ever wants nuke and can afford it can have it, but who ever "uses" it gets collectively clobbered by others .
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