How would this deal weaken existing controls against nuclear proliferation and terrorism?
A. By setting dangerous precedents that other nuclear suppliers and buyers will seek to duplicate. This deal would establish the precedent of “assured supply” of nuclear fuel that could be turned into bombs regardless of what the receiver does. The deal also abandons two key protections against proliferation that the United States and other states have worked for decades to erect: requirements that the recipients agree to “full scope safeguards” and safeguards “in perpetuity.” In plain English, this means that the buyer needs to have all of its nuclear facilities under strict international inspection, from cradle to grave.
