nonproliferation

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As the nonproliferation expert Andrea Stricker put it, the regime’s clear purpose was “to maintain the means to produce nuclear weapons fuel at a time of its choosing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Lee, the nonproliferation expert, said that the attack on Iran, which was the first real-world use of the United States’ bunker-buster bombs, may have been a boon to North Korea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

Everyone involved—the presidents, the diplomats who spent months negotiating the precise terms, and British officials, who later signed the deal as well—viewed it as mainly a measure to promote nuclear safety and nonproliferation.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

The U.S. uranium industry took a beating following a 1993 nonproliferation deal that resulted in the importation of inexpensive weapons-grade uranium from Russia, experts say.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

In 1977, the Administration announced its nuclear nonproliferation policy and initiated the International Fuel Cycle Evaluation.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy