Nuclear proliferation

Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty or NPT. Leading experts on nuclear proliferation, such as Etel Solingen of the University of California, Irvine, suggest that states' decisions to build nuclear weapons is largely determined by the interests of their governing domestic coalitions.

Proliferation has been opposed by many nations with and without nuclear weapons, the governments of which fear that more countries with nuclear weapons may increase the possibility of nuclear warfare (up to and including the so-called "countervalue" targeting of civilians with nuclear weapons), de-stabilize international or regional relations, or infringe upon the national sovereignty of states.

Four countries besides the five recognized Nuclear Weapons States have acquired, or are presumed to have acquired, nuclear weapons: India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel. None of these four is a party to the NPT, although North Korea acceded to the NPT in 1985, then withdrew in 2003 and conducted announced nuclear tests in 2006, 2009, and 2013. One critique of the NPT is that it is discriminatory in recognizing as nuclear weapon states only those countries that tested nuclear weapons before 1968 and requiring all other states joining the treaty to forswear nuclear weapons.

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Iran reaffirms commitment to global nuclear non-proliferation

Xinhua 23 Jan 2025
23 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday reiterated Iran's "longstanding" and "clear" commitment to global nuclear non-proliferation ... Iran reaffirms commitment to global nuclear non-proliferation.
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FM Araghchi: Iran does not seek to produce, possess nuclear weapons

Kuna 23 Jan 2025
TEHRAN, Jan 23 (KUNA) - Iran does not seek to produce or possess nuclear weapons under any circumstances and is committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ...
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Iran FM slams UN chief’s call to ‘renounce nuclear weapons’, says Tehran’s anti-WMD stance clear

Press TV 23 Jan 2025
In an X post on Thursday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blasted Guterres for preaching the Islamic Republic, which is pursuing a civilian nuclear program as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation ...
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Why are great men so rare? Guest columnist Mark Murphy ponders the question

Savannah Morning News 23 Jan 2025
I’ll admit it. I never voted for Jimmy Carter ... President I have ever met in person) ... As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former nuclear submarine officer, he brought first-hand experience to the subject of nuclear proliferation ... Think about it.
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Any Ukraine peace deal must involve both Kyiv and European allies, Finnish president says at Davos

Anadolu Agency 22 Jan 2025
He warned that this shift threatens one of the foundational pillars of global security—the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)—which has historically helped prevent nuclear expansion.
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National Security Adviser Sends Home Dozens of Officials

Political Wire 22 Jan 2025
... nuclear proliferation to cyberespionage and Russia’s war in Ukraine,” the Washington Post reports.
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Letter to President Trump

Korea Times 22 Jan 2025
Describing North Korea as nuclear power you reiterated hope to meet him ... Such a domino effect could undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and disrupt regional stability.
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UN ambassador pick queried by panel

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 22 Jan 2025
support for its multiple agencies, which tackle everything from health, education and migration to reproductive rights and nuclear proliferation ... as the Iranian nuclear program -- all items on the U.N.
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National security adviser Mike Waltz sends home dozens of NSC officials

The Spokesman-Review 22 Jan 2025
National security adviser Michael Waltz has authorized a “full review” of dozens of career officials who staff the White House on issues ranging from Iranian and North Korean nuclear proliferation to ...
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Trump calls N. Korea 'nuclear power,' says he 'got along very well' with Kim

Korea Times 21 Jan 2025
... the U.S., China, France, Britain and Russia — that are officially recognized as possessing nuclear weapons by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, better known as the NPT.
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Africa’s first small modular reactor simulator launched

B & FT Online 21 Jan 2025
Palmer, emphasised the collaboration’s alignment with global nuclear safety and non-proliferation standards ... “We are particularly pleased to partner with Ghana, a regional leader in civil nuclear development.
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South American Space Programs: No Cooperation, No Gains

SpaceDaily 21 Jan 2025
Russia's association with the ISS in 1993 was the tip of the iceberg of non-proliferation ...
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Trump's reference to NK as 'nuclear power' sparks speculation about talks with Pyongyang

Korea Times 21 Jan 2025
president to refer to North Korea as a nuclear power, a term that could be interpreted as acknowledging North Korea's nuclear weapons program in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, ...
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Trump's 'nuclear power' reference to Pyongyang alarms Seoul

Korea Times 21 Jan 2025
While "nuclear power" is not an official term under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which distinguishes between nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states, it is ...

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