India and China are the only countries with nuclear weapons and an official «No First Use» policy in place that states they will only
use their nuclear weapons as a retaliatory action.
Any hypothetical military engagement where a nuclear armed country were to be in danger of being completely overrun would change the calculation on whether they would be willing to use nuclear weapons, but Russia probably would not, for example,
use their nuclear weapons as a deterrent against attacks against their conventional troops in Ukraine, even if they were in danger of being forced out of Ukraine completely because the retaliation would cost much more to them than what they would be losing.
Not exact matches
«The United States, though inherently hostile to North Korea, will get to know once our talk begins that I am not the kind of person who will
use nuclear weapons against the South or the United States across the Pacific,» Moon's press secretary Yoon Young - chan quoted Kim
as saying.
Beatrice Fihn
used her speech to describe
nuclear weapons as «a madman's gun held permanently to our temple.»
That plan should also include an agreement for the full accounting of all of Kim's atomic arms; a listing of all materials he can
use to make additional
nuclear weapons as well
as a detailed accounting of North Korea's various offensive missiles.
«I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed to contain our country's development... you have failed to contain Russia,» Putin said, later adding that «any
use of
nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies... any kind of attack... will be regarded
as a
nuclear attack against Russia and in response we will take action instantaneously no matter what the consequences are.
The draft
Nuclear Posture Review of the Donald Trump administration presents Washington's intention to use US nuclear weapons as a hegemonic tool
Nuclear Posture Review of the Donald Trump administration presents Washington's intention to
use US
nuclear weapons as a hegemonic tool
nuclear weapons as a hegemonic tool again.
At its 1983 Vancouver Assembly the World Council of Churches adopted a report that announces: We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment
as well
as the
use of
nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned on ethical and theological grounds.»
It should be noted, however, that war continued, and continues, to be an instrument of statecraft — so long
as it does not involve the
use or threatened
use of
nuclear weapons.
We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment
as well
as the
use of
nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned on ethical and theological grounds.
As to
nuclear weapons, I think their
use was immoral and that we ought not make moral decisions based on weighing the number of lives saved or (potentially) lost.
'» The technical discussions
as to when or whether
nuclear weapons can be
used without violating just war criteria are irrelevant unless the question of escalation can be answered with certainty.
Even if
nuclear weapons were to be
used as counterforce, and even assuming that noncombatants could be protected, the question of escalation would remain unanswered — not to mention long - term environmental or genetic damage.
If so, he should read Hartshorne's «Note» at the conclusion of Reality
as Social Process, published in 1953.41 There he speaks of pacifism
as error and afirms his conviction that the United States should not renounce the
use either of strategic bombing or
nuclear weapons in its «Cold War» with Russia.
From time to time, however, individuals like Nobel Peace Prize laureate and unaligned UN spokesman Sean MacBride have condemned the
use of
nuclear and other
weapons of mass destruction
as an «international crime.»
The dilemma is easily stated: The non-Communist world needs
nuclear power to deter Communist
nuclear power (to prevent
nuclear blackmail and pressure in the interests of Communist expansion); but if we ever
use our
nuclear weapons, they are likely to destroy all that they defend
as deterrents.
Eighty - one per cent would like to see a step - up in arms - control negotiations with the Soviets, though only 46 per cent regard the
use of
nuclear weapons as «always morally wrong.»
«North Korea might
use a
nuclear weapon in such a way
as to make it look like someone else
used it.»
«Until recently having or not having
nuclear weapons appeared to be and was treated
as a question of yes or no», wrote Thomas Schelling in a piece called «Who Will have The Bomb», written in 1976 following India's first
use of a «peaceful»
nuclear explosive (PNE).
Based on America's reluctance to
use nuclear weapons, and America's desire not to risk American cities, Kim may believe he can attack a neighbor, perhaps even with a
nuclear weapon, without fear of a
nuclear response from America so long
as he maintains the ability to threaten America directly but doesn't actually attack America.
Up until recently Israel was the only country with
nuclear weapons, and they have only ever
used them passively, such
as when they coerced the U.S. to intervene diplomatically in 1973.
Second, supporting any UN military efforts sets the precedent that such actions could be
used on them in the future for such reasons
as their
nuclear weapons development or severe human rights violations.
Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and
nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such
as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for
use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such
weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities,
as well
as all other chemical, biological, and
nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to
weapon production or material;
Dismissing Christian pacifism
as useless in the face of totalitarianism, he preferred moral action with muscle (the latter to be
used prudently) and even sanctioned the limited
use of
nuclear weapons, to the dismay of some on the left.
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 disar
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 disar
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 disar
nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disar
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
He was speaking
as the Catholic bishops of England and Wales urged the government not to replace Trident, saying
nuclear weapons were so dangerous they should never be
used.
The UK has not deployed control equipment requiring codes to be sent before
weapons can be
used, such
as the U.S. Permissive Action Link, which if installed would preclude the possibility that military officers could launch British
nuclear weapons without authorisation.
He added: «The whole argument
used for Britain having a separate
weapons establishment is that this is required by the [
nuclear] non-proliferation treaty,
as technology - sharing is not allowed.
Sir Paul Kenny, the general secretary of the GMB union, suggested that Corbyn might have to resign
as prime minister if he declined to authorise the
use of
nuclear weapons.
The two sides exchanged awkward looks in the dying hours of the conference
as pro-Trident Labour MPs expressed dismay when Corbyn said he would never authorise the
use of
nuclear weapons.
And in a chapter on the radioactive elements carried in
nuclear fallout, there's Pig 311, a sow that survived a
nuclear test blast only to be
used as propaganda for the
weapons» supposed safety.
The report is replete with examples of the social controversies involving science and technology at that time - the biological and environmental effects of
nuclear weapons testing, DDT and other dioxins, the
use of defoliants and herbicides by the U.S. military in Vietnam, the safety of
nuclear power plants, the ban on fetal research, a moratorium on recombinant DNA research, the need for human subject protections and informed consent in genetics research, the misuse of psychology
as a tool for torture, the implications of national security controls on science; misconduct in science, and the role of and protections for whistleblowers - many of which continue to resonate in the science and society relationship of today.
Some, such
as China, worry that Japan could
use the material to quickly produce
nuclear weapons.
The US
used to generate the isotope
as a by - product of cold - war
nuclear weapons programmes.
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.
Heavy, silvery - white, toxic, metallic, naturally radioactive, pyrophoric, and teratogenic uranium belongs to the actinide series and its isotope 235U is
used as the fuel for
nuclear reactors and the explosive material for
nuclear weapons.
Essentially all
nuclear fuel recycling is performed
using a process known
as PUREX (plutonium uranium extraction), which was initially developed for extracting pure plutonium for
nuclear weapons.
[W] e must halt the commercial
use of
nuclear weapon - usable materials such
as highly enriched uranium and plutonium.
This radioactive metal is sometimes
used in the production of
nuclear weapons as a substitute for depleted Uranium.
While I totally agree with you on why Japan is fearful of N. Korea it should be noted that the U.S. is the only country to date to have actually
used a
nuclear bomb
as a
weapon on another country... so far.
Nuclear power means using materials like enriched Uranium and Plutonium, exactly the same as are used in nuclear weapons, and that's a scary t
Nuclear power means
using materials like enriched Uranium and Plutonium, exactly the same
as are
used in
nuclear weapons, and that's a scary t
nuclear weapons, and that's a scary thought.
Lying far above the Arctic Circle, the Russian archipelago of Novaya Zemlya is one of the most remote places on Earth, which is precisely why these mountainous, wind - swept islands were
used as the Soviet Union's main
nuclear weapons test site from 1955 to 1990.
Nuclear fission, as you all know better than I, as a long term alternative to fossil fuels, depends on development and wide use of nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic weapons mat
Nuclear fission,
as you all know better than I,
as a long term alternative to fossil fuels, depends on development and wide
use of
nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic weapons mat
nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic
weapons materials.
Evidence for this is obvious
as thorium reactors have not been developed
as they can not be
used to make
nuclear weapons and have suffered from the same lack of development
as renewables.
The result, these experts say, is tantamount to a
nuclear weapons standoff: Companies with formidable patent portfolios can
use them
as cudgels against rivals, while those with fewer patents risk being eaten alive in court.
The letter states that autonomous
weapons have been describes
as «the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and
nuclear arms» and argues it would only be a matter of time before they fall into the hands of terrorists, dictators and warlords who may
use them for ethnic cleansing and to control their populace.
He said that no single forum can deal comprehensively with this topic
as so many issues are involved and commented that «there is a window of opportunity for the international community to debate this technology before it is
used, unlike
nuclear weapons.»
The NPR is essentially based upon the strategy of deterrence (which Judge Oda considered «legitimized by international law» in his Dissenting Opinion to the
Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion (para 45)-RRB-, presuming nuclear weapons to be used efficiently so long as they are not actuall
Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion (para 45)-RRB-, presuming
nuclear weapons to be used efficiently so long as they are not actuall
nuclear weapons to be
used efficiently so long
as they are not actually
used.
The current NPR,
as well
as Obama's, reserves the right for the US to
use nuclear weapons against non-
nuclear weapon states, which are not in compliance with their non-proliferation obligations.
In this context, the very
use of the concept of «vital interests» should be viewed
as problematic, having regard to the standard of «the very survival of a state», which the ICJ considered
as possibly justifying self - defense by means of
nuclear weapons (Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion, pa
nuclear weapons (
Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion, pa
Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion, para 97).