Sentences with phrase «weapons nonproliferation»

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The Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Program has, since the end of the Cold War, led the field of Eurasian security, including strategic nuclear weapons and nonproliferation, development, economic and social issues, governance, and the rule of law.

As already explained, when North Korea left the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, the western powers gave it an aid package in return for an agreement not to pursue nuclear weapons.

The United States has decided not to use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear countries as long as they comply with their nonproliferation commitments under different international treaties.

«This is very positive,» agreed Chen Kane, senior research associate at the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies, although she said precautions should be taken in case Syrian President Bashar al - Assad tries to conceal part of his chemical weapons stockpile as did dictators Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya.

Drell's endorsement rests on several assumptions, he notes: that RRW is not a weapon for new applications, that it does not drain funds from the successful maintenance of existing weapons and that it would not violate nonproliferation treaties.

Ensuring Nonproliferation A critical aspect of new nuclear energy systems is ensuring that they do not allow weapons - usable materials to be diverted from the reprocessing cycle.

Nuclear Security — To address our national security needs and meet emerging threats from around the globe, the bill provides a total of $ 13.9 billion for DOE's nuclear weapons security programs, including Weapons Activities, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Naval Reactors — a $ 976 million increase above the fiscal year 2017 level.