The Bush Administration's initiative to sell civilian nuclear technology to India, a de facto nuclear-weapon state, is a landmark decision that will have a broad and lasting impact on the ...

Antineutrinos generated in nuclear fission can be measured to remotely monitor the operation of nuclear reactors and verify that they are not being used to produce nuclear weapons, report scientists.

The world's five leading nuclear powers -- all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- have pledged to stop the spread of atomic weapons and to do all they can to ensure a nuclear ...

Faith leaders and climate activists in Africa announced their support Friday (Sept. 20) for an international treaty to halt the production and use of fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change, ...

The Non-Proliferation and Policy Making Section provides legal advice relating to safeguards and non-proliferation matters, as well as legal assistance to the General Conference and Board of Governors ...

Just like the accumulation of nuclear weapons, the continued buildup of carbon in the atmosphere—caused largely by the burning of fossil fuels—is a clear and present danger to life on Earth. In 2019, ...

U.S. military aid to Israel may conflict with nonproliferation laws that restrict assistance to undeclared nuclear states, raising questions about executive avoidance, congressional overrides, and the ...

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was presented for signatures 50 years ago today. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lawrence Weiler, one of the U.S. negotiators of the treaty. It's ...