Sentences with phrase «nuclear technology spread»

As nuclear technology spread beyond the major superpowers, this potential application led to worries over uncontrolled proliferation of atomic weapons to other states or even to terrorist groups.

First, whilst nuclear crises and stand - offs are close to unthinkable in the short - term, they could return in the future, as American hegemony declines and nuclear technology spreads amongst middle powers like Iran, North Korea or Pakistan.

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The Obama administration held firm with the Saudis because it's one thing to cap nuclear technology where it already exists, but it's longstanding U.S. policy not to spread the technology to new countries.

On the supply side, IEA said governments need to develop policies that encourage the spread of offshore wind power, nuclear energy and natural gas, while discouraging the continued use of the most inefficient coal - fired technology.

Contrary to what President Obama suggests, this deal will not inhibit the spread of nuclear technology — it will accelerate it.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarNuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarnuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarnuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarnuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.

The Treaty aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons technology and to encourage peaceful nuclear co-operation.

Questions over safety, disposal of waste and the possibility that plants could make material suitable for weapons have slowed the spread of nuclear technology

«In order to spread nuclear technologies, you have to have the people who have the expertise in nuclear engineering, who know about nuclear materials and chain reactions and things like that — the same expertise for nuclear bombs.

The greatest objection to the spread of nuclear technology and power reactors to developing countries, however, is that it will increase the risks of nuclear weapons proliferation.

My administration is leading global discussions towards a new international framework in which all countries who are operating nuclear plants are making sure that they're not spreading dangerous nuclear materials and technology.

The other threat is nuclear war which is becoming more likely as the technology spreads and as climate change imposes increasing problems on human survival.»

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