The Nuclear Conundrum: Reconciling Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation (Perspectives‪)‬

More than a half-century into the nuclear age, the world continues to grapple with the challenge of peacefully developing nuclear energy while preventing states from using their nuclear knowledge, technology, and assets to acquire nuclear weapons. The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) and the regime that it anchors are the foundations for addressing this challenge. The NPT, the most widely adhered to arms control treaty in history, has on the whole succeeded in substantially reducing the threat of proliferation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]