Sentences with phrase «allied nuclear weapon states»

It's a poorly - scrutinised treaty which the Commission, nevertheless, thinks is «an opportunity to initiate a full conversation with the United States and France on the conditions that could allow the allied nuclear weapon states to consider closer coordination of their continuous patrolling posture».

Not exact matches

Trump on Tuesday hosted a discussion on options to respond to any North Korean aggression or if necessary to prevent Pyongyang from threatening the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons, the White House said in a statement.

In terms of international affairs, Turner said Israel must continue to be an important ally of the United States, especially in a scenario where Iran is capable of producing nuclear weapons.

Stone highlighted the planned construction, beginning in 2018, of the Iranian Light Source Facility (ILSF), which would be the country's first synchrotron and its «biggest basic science project ever,» as «a testament to the country's determination to do science in spite of turmoil, political interference, and the viselike grip of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies to block Iran's suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons.

This situation has led to doubts and uncertainties about the roles and missions of nuclear weapons and their value against 21st century security threats, including allies» uncertainties about U.S. assurances as they relate to emerging nuclear - armed neighboring states.

For decades the only opinions that seemed to matter about nuclear weapons were those of the five nuclear weapon states (the US, the UK, France, Russia and China) and occasionally their allies.

In fact, one can hardly imagine a more all - encompassing provision to include the option of anticipatory strike than the one envisaging the «employment of nuclear weapons in extreme circumstances to defend the vital interests of the United States, its allies, and partners» (p 21), as laid down in the NPR.