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International Political Efforts to Address the Dangers of Nuclear Weapons and Materials
International Political Efforts to Address the Dangers of Nuclear Weapons and Materials
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It restricted the ability of both the United States and the Soviet Union (and later the Russian Federation) to build nationwide 15
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opposition to Russia's assistance of Iran's nuclear energy program,4 Berdennikov also argued that building proliferation resistance directly into new nuclear technology would reduce the emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards while ensuring that the benefits of nuclear energy would remain available to all nations.5 Ambassador Kenneth Brill presented the view of the United States on some of the same issues. He argued that the nuclear safeguards regime was in danger of unraveling because of pressures generated by states such as Iran and non-state actors that want to obtain nuclear weapons.
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Brill also argued that the international community should ensure that the IAEA has the resources it requires to strictly enforce its mandate and seek out creative approaches to keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, expecting that nations will act on behalf of their own perceived needs if the international system does not meet those needs. The final presentation on this panel was given by Ambassador Yukio Takasu from Japan.
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