nonproliferation

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So it did on Monday by granting the Islamic Republic a leadership role at a conference on nuclear nonproliferation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“It’s incredibly surprising and disappointing to see the U.S. take this position,” said Eric Brewer, deputy vice president for the Nuclear Materials Security Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a Washington-based nonproliferation think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

This latter agreement—the nonproliferation treaty—is now pending in the Senate and it has been pending there since last July.

From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)