Sentence examples for nonproliferation concerns from inspiring English sources

On Israeli issues, he downplayed the nuclear nonproliferation concerns that had created tensions between Israel and the Kennedy administration, and showed a surprising willingness to overrule his national security advisers.

"This rapidly deteriorating situation in the D.P.R.K. raises grave nonproliferation concerns," Dr. ElBaradei said in a statement, referring to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name.

In six rounds of discussions with the Indians and Pakistanis, "we've said that positive actions on their part in response to our nonproliferation concerns will be welcomed with positive responses on our part, and that's what we're trying to do," the official said.

Viktor Mikhailov, who ran the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy until 1998 with a famous scorn for America's nonproliferation concerns, still insists that the United States programs to protect Russian nuclear weapons and material mask a secret agenda of intelligence-gathering.

Several leading arms-control experts have argued that the residual obstacles are more political than substantial, determined by the need of President Barack Obama's administration and President Hassan Rouhani's reformist government in Iran to reassure conservatives at home, rather than by the actual requirements of Iran's nuclear energy programme or genuine nonproliferation concerns.

"We found that when we tried to extend the discussion from nonproliferation concerns to environment and safety, everybody got their backs up," he says.

"How they will balance the counterterrorism offensive, nonproliferation issues, trade concerns and human rights is still an unanswered question," Mr. Jendrzejczyk said.

But the crown prince's comments deepened fears among nonproliferation experts already concerned about Saudi Arabia's insistence that any nuclear reactor deal include uranium enrichment and reprocessing of used fuel rods — each of which could be diverted to produce weapons-grade material.

But India is a special case — and nonproliferation experts have special concerns about it.

At that time, the primary concern among nonproliferation advocates was the growth of state-owned stockpiles of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

Nonproliferation experts have expressed concern that the light-water reactor under construction in Yongbyon could be a cover for making bombs.