| The latest hot topic of debate in world affairs for | | | | been in deep trouble in the recent past. Simple |
| the last one month has been "Iran and Its Nuclear | | | | because like very UN laws this also is used by the |
| Energy Program" . There are all kind of debates | | | | powerful countries against them. If you take the |
| going on the effect of Nuclear Proliferation and its | | | | Iran case in particular there is no concrete |
| effects in World Peace. let me introduce my | | | | evidence which shows Iran has a Weapon |
| fellow readers to what exactly Nuclear | | | | Program. But it seems every other country in the |
| Proliferation means: | | | | UN is more or less convinced that they have one. |
| Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear | | | | The point I want to throw some light here is |
| weapons production technology and knowledge to | | | | "What makes a Nuclear weapon so attractive for |
| nations that do not already have such capabilities. | | | | most of country". The main reason why many |
| It has been opposed by many nations with and | | | | country is trying to become a nuclear power is |
| without nuclear weapons, who fear that more | | | | "The protection it gives". If Saddam Hussein had a |
| countries with nuclear weapons may increase the | | | | nuclear weapon, then the truth is that the entire |
| possibility of nuclear warfare, de-stabilize | | | | latest Iraq war would have never happened. No |
| international or regional relations, or infringe upon | | | | world leader is crazy now to attack a country |
| the national sovereignty of individual nation-states. | | | | which possess Nuclear Weapon and sacrifice so |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | | | | much of his forces along with his political career. If |
| has been the primary international anti-proliferation | | | | there was a chance of this happening, this world |
| organization since it was established in 1957 by | | | | would have ended during the cold war days. |
| the United Nations. It operates a safeguards | | | | During Cold War it was actually the Nuclear |
| system as specified under the Nuclear | | | | Weapons which kept the peace in the world. In |
| Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968. It has | | | | todays world with terrorism threat looming around |
| involved cooperation in developing nuclear energy | | | | the world, this is the main cause put forward by |
| while ensuring that civil uranium, plutonium, and | | | | Nuclear powers to prevent other countries from |
| associated plants are used only for peaceful | | | | acquiring Nuclear weapons. or in other words |
| purposes and do not contribute in any way to | | | | "Osama Bin Laden and company helps these |
| proliferation or nuclear weapons programs. | | | | nuclear powers to keep their control over other |
| Those countries which have signed the NPT has | | | | countries". |