“A problem arises with the treaty because it also promotes peaceful nuclear technology–which is inherently dual-purpose, capable of being used for peaceful or warlike purposes–as an “inalienable right” for all nations.”
The only thing that civilian nuclear technology can do is render bomb material useless. No nation, including India (see link), ever used a civilian reactor to produce bomb material.
Filed under Anti-Nuclear Quote of the Day, Plutonium, Proliferation
Posted on September 30, 2006 by Stewart Peterson |
