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title: "23 Non Proliferation Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Non Proliferation quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Non Proliferation sayings and thoughts."
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> [Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/challenging-the-integrity-of-the-non-proliferation-regime-is-a-matter/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

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> [Unlike some of our neighbours, India does not believe in dirty bombs. We take non-proliferation very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-sitharaman/unlike-some-of-our-neighbours-india-does-not-believe-in-dirty-bombs/)

[Nirmala Sitharaman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-sitharaman/)

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> [In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lavrov/in-the-spirit-of-commitment-to-the-non-proliferation-treaty-we-will/)

[Sergei Lavrov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lavrov/)

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> [Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bruton/non-proliferation-will-only-work-if-all-states-are-willing-to/)

[John Bruton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bruton/)

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> [ The only countries that are outside of \[ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty\] are Israel, Pakistan, India, and North Korea withdrew in the last… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burroughs/the-only-countries-that-are-outside-of-nuclear-non-proliferation/)

[John Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burroughs/)

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> [I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-stress-that-we-unambiguously-support-strengthening-the-non/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. Theyve changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-abraham/the-issues-and-challenges-surrounding-nuclear-non-proliferation-are/)

[Spencer Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-abraham/)

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> [Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/nuclear-disarmament-and-non-proliferation-are-not-utopian-ideals-they/)

[Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/)

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> [In the area of international security, taking into account that the United States and Russia are the largest nuclear powers: We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/in-the-area-of-international-security-taking-into-account-that-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [We have been led to believe that we have come a long way toward world nuclear disarmament. But that is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-ford/we-have-been-led-to-believe-that-we-have-come-a-long-way-toward-world/)

[Harrison Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-ford/)

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> [ At any rate, those problems \[ non-proliferation regime for weapons of mass destruction \] would not be so acute, with numerous terror… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/at-any-rate-those-problems-non-proliferation-regime-for-weapons-of/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [The basic problem with the Non-Proliferation Treaty is there's no teeth in it, no penalties for countries that don't comply. Worse, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-m-pollack/the-basic-problem-with-the-non-proliferation-treaty-is-there-s-no/)

[Kenneth M. Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-m-pollack/)

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> [Issues of energy, climate change, nuclear arms control and non-proliferation are all big deals. These are problems that we have to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-holdren/issues-of-energy-climate-change-nuclear-arms-control-and-non/)

[John Holdren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-holdren/)

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> [For the United States to recommit itself to the obligation that we undertook in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that many other states…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/for-the-united-states-to-recommit-itself-to-the-obligation-that-we/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

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> [I would like to clarify that our opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is not related to any consideration involving Pakistan. Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-gandhi/i-would-like-to-clarify-that-our-opposition-to-the-nuclear-non/)

[Rajiv Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-gandhi/)

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> [If Iran becomes a nuclear weapon state it is the end of non-proliferation as we know it. If Iran gets a nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-fox/if-iran-becomes-a-nuclear-weapon-state-it-is-the-end-of-non/)

[Liam Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-fox/)

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> [ One of the most serious \[challenges\] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/one-of-the-most-serious-challenges-is-increased-military-spending-and/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [ The countries outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty also are bound by that obligation \[ Article Six of the treaty\] according to, at least… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burroughs/the-countries-outside-the-non-proliferation-treaty-also-are-bound-by/)

[John Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burroughs/)

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> [There is an international treaty framework for this. It's the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Most countries in the world are members of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burroughs/there-is-an-international-treaty-framework-for-this-it-s-the-nuclear/)

[John Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burroughs/)

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> [Finally, a safer world presupposes the revival of the virtuous circle of non-proliferation of weapons and disarmament.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-chirac/finally-a-safer-world-presupposes-the-revival-of-the-virtuous-circle/)

[Jacques Chirac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-chirac/)

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> [The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. They've changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-abraham/the-issues-and-challenges-surrounding-nuclear-non-proliferation-are-2/)

[Spencer Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-abraham/)

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> [It is the foremost responsibility of the United States, having been the predominant nuclear power, to take the lead in scaling this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lee-butler/it-is-the-foremost-responsibility-of-the-united-states-having-been/)

[George Lee Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lee-butler/)

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> [Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-rotblat/let-me-remind-you-that-nuclear-disarmament-is-not-just-an-ardent/)

[Joseph Rotblat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-rotblat/)

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