Nuclear power faces persistent concerns about safety, nuclear waste, and
potential weapons proliferation, despite past contributions to mortality prevention and climate change mitigation [232].
Nuclear power faces persistent concerns about safety, nuclear waste, and
potential weapons proliferation, despite past contributions to mortality prevention and climate change mitigation [232].
Not exact matches
Atomic energy's vast
potential can be harnessed only if issues of safety, waste and nuclear -
weapon proliferation are addressed by a globally administered institution
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.
Nuclear
weapons proliferation and its
potential connections to the spread of nuclear energy to address climate change.
These include the
potential of catastrophic reactor accidents on the scale of Chernobyl, the difficulties of managing long - lived radioactive waste, and increased likelihood of nuclear
weapons proliferation.
The
potential of such
weapon systems for lowering the threshold to resort to force, for
proliferation to irresponsible users, and for the instigation for new arms race, pose a risk for international peace and stability.
Delegates also considered
proliferation and the
potential impact of autonomous
weapons on international peace and security.