What is nuclear non-proliferation?
Nuclear non-proliferation is the effort to eliminate the spread of nuclear weapon technology. Nuclear-weapon nations and their allies don’t want any other nations or entities to get the technology, and those threatened by or otherwise hostile to these nations often want to have it. Meanwhile, mothers across the world want no one to have nuclear weapons. To reach their goal, people working for non-proliferation must secure and monitor existing nuclear weapons and weapon material, they must monitor facilities conceivably able to produce weapon material and minimize the construction of such facilities, and they must perform political gymnastics to minimize the allure of nuclear weapons to the world.
Related Questions
- Which country alone in the Middle East has nuclear weapons? Which country in the Middle East refuses to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and bars international inspections?
- What did the international Peace Movement have to do with the negotiation of nuclear non-proliferation treaties?
- What is the purpose of the recent Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference?
