Nuclear Proliferation

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Proliferation has been opposed by many nations with and without nuclear weapons, the governments of which fear that more countries with nuclear weapons may increase the possibility of nuclear warfare, destabilize international or regional relations. Learn more about the proliferation of nuclear weapons in this book.