It Is High Time to End Reliance on Nuclear Armaments

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power

LUND, Sweden (IDN) — It’s almost twenty-five years since General George Lee Butler made his confessional statement before the National Press Club in Washington—that as commander in chief of the US Strategic Command, which controls all army, navy and air force nuclear weapons, he’d had moral qualms and profound doubts about America’s possession of nuclear weapons. [2021-11-30]

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The NPT Will Probably Endure, But Its Longevity May Be at Stake

Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte

The writer is President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

NEW YORK (IDN) — The NPT turned 50 in 2020. The anniversary should have coincided with the Tenth Review Conference, but unfortunately, it had to be postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. President-designate Gustavo Zlauvinen wisely used the delay to deepen his consultations with states parties in an effort to ensure the success of the Conference. [2021-11-27-19] HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH

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The NPT Will Probably Endure, But Its Longevity May Be at Stake

Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte

The writer is President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

NEW YORK (IDN) — The NPT turned 50 in 2020. The anniversary should have coincided with the Tenth Review Conference, but unfortunately, it had to be postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. President-designate Gustavo Zlauvinen wisely used the delay to deepen his consultations with states parties in an effort to ensure the success of the Conference. [2021-11-27-19] HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH

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The Challenge of Nuclear Submarine Proliferation – Korean

핵잠수함 확산의 도전

J 나스트라니스 및 타리크 라우프

뉴욕(IDN) — 선의의 많은 전문가들이 해군 핵연료를 조사하고 그러한 연료를 무기급 고농축 우라늄(HEU)에서 저농축 우라늄(LEU)으로 전환하는 방법에 대한 법률 , 정책, 및 기술에 관한 문서를 작성했지만 안타까운 현실은 여전하다. HEU를 사용하는 원자력을 가진 해군은 LEU 연료로 전환하거나, 약 10km 일반적 수역 이내의 스칸디나비아 마일에 있는 핵 함대 내에 국제원자력기구(IAEA) 또는 다른 조사관을 허용하는 데 관심이 없다.

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Es probable que el TNP perdure, pero su longevidad puede estar en juego

Opinión de Sergio Duarte

El autor es presidente de las Conferencias Pugwash sobre Ciencia y Asuntos Internacionales y antiguoAlto Representante de la ONU para Asuntos de Desarme.

NUEVA YORK (IDN) — El TNP cumplió 50 años en 2020. El aniversario debería haber coincidido con la Décima Conferencia de Examen, pero lamentablemente tuvo que posponerse debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. El presidente electo, Gustavo Zlauvinen, supo aprovechar el retraso para profundizar en las consultas con los Estados parte en un intento de garantizar el éxito de la conferencia.

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The NPT Will Probably Endure, But Its Longevity May Be at Stake – Hindi

एनपीटी शायद टिका रहेगा, लेकिन इसकी लंबी उम्र दांव पर लग सकती है

सर्जियो ड्यूआर्टे का दृष्टिकोण

लेखकविज्ञान और विश्व मामलों पर पगवाश सम्मेलनोंकेअध्यक्षऔरनिरस्त्रीकरण मामलों के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र के पूर्व उच्च प्रतिनिधिहैं।

न्यूयार्क (आईडीएन) — 2020 में एनपीटी 50 साल का हो गया। वर्षगांठ को दसवें समीक्षा सम्मेलन के साथ मेल खाना चाहिए था, लेकिन दुर्भाग्य से, इसे कोविड 19 महामारी के कारण स्थगित करना पड़ा। राष्ट्रपति पद के लिए मनोनीत गुस्तावो ज़्लौविनेन ने सम्मेलन की सफलता सुनिश्चित करने के प्रयास में देशों के दलों के साथ अपने परामर्श को गहरा करने के लिए बुद्धिमानी से देरी का इस्तेमाल किया।

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The Challenge of Nuclear Submarine Proliferation – Chinese

核潜艇扩散的挑战

作者：J Nastranis和Tariq Rauf

纽约（IDN） — 尽管许多善意的专家撰写了许多有关如何查证海军核燃料以及如何将此类燃料从武器级高浓缩铀（HEU）转化为低浓缩铀（LEU）的法律、政策和技术书籍，但不幸的现实仍是，使用高浓缩铀的核海军都没有兴趣转换为LEU燃料或允许国际原子能机构（IAEA）或任何其他核查机构进入其核舰队的斯堪的纳维亚英里的范围内 — 也就是10公里的海域内。

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The Challenge of Nuclear Submarine Proliferation

By J Nastranis and Tariq Rauf

NEW YORK (IDN) — While many well-meaning experts have written legal, policy and technical tomes on how to verify naval nuclear fuel and to convert such fuel from weapons-grade highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU), the unfortunate reality remains that none of the nuclear navies using HEU is interested in converting to LEU fuel or to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or any other inspectors within a Scandinavian mile of their nuclear fleets—that is a generous 10 kilometres. [2021-11-27-18] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN

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The Challenge of Nuclear Submarine Proliferation

By J Nastranis and Tariq Rauf

NEW YORK (IDN) — While many well-meaning experts have written legal, policy and technical tomes on how to verify naval nuclear fuel and to convert such fuel from weapons-grade highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU), the unfortunate reality remains that none of the nuclear navies using HEU is interested in converting to LEU fuel or to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or any other inspectors within a a Scandinavian mile of their nuclear fleets—that is a generous 10 kilometres. [2021-11-27-18] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN

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Driving Nuclear Submarines Through IAEA Safeguards!

By Tariq Rauf*

VIENNA (IDN) — Let me start with giving the “bottom line” of this assessment. While many well-meaning experts have written legal, policy and technical tomes on how to verify naval nuclear fuel and to convert such fuel from weapon-grade highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU); the unfortunate reality remains that none of the nuclear navies using HEU are interested in converting to LEU fuel or to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or any other inspectors within a Scandinavian mile of their nuclear fleets—that is a generous 10 kilometres. [2021-11-25]

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