Britain ready to cut warheads if others do it too, says Brown.Byline: ANI L'Aquila (Italy), July 10 (ANI): Britain is ready to cut its number of nuclear warheads in its Trident weapons system as part of a global deal, The Telegraph reports. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reported to have said that US-brokered talks next year could pave PAVE Cardiology A clinical trial–Post AV Node Ablation Evaluation the way for the UK to reduce its 160-warhead arsenal in return for proof from would-be nuclear states that they had stopped their weapons programmes. Speaking at the G-8 summit here, Brown insisted there was no question of abandoning plans to replace the Trident weapons system. "What we need is collective action by the nuclear weapons powers to say that we are prepared to reduce our nuclear weapons, but we need assurances also that other countries will not proliferate pro·lif·er·ate v. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring. them," Brown was quoted, as saying. US President Barack Obama has invited as many as 30 nations to nuclear talks in Washington next March. The White House said the talks would focus on preventing the spread of nuclear material to rogue states Noun 1. rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions renegade state, rogue nation body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single and terrorist groups. Brown said the meeting could also help draw up a replacement to the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) officially Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons International agreement intended to prevent the spread of nuclear technology. It was signed by the U.S. . The British Government has never specified what the new number will be, and precise figures have been kept confidential. However, Britain's operational nuclear deterrent A nuclear deterrent is the phrase used to refer to a country's nuclear weapons arsenal, when considered in the context of deterrence theory. Deterrence theory holds that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking with their nuclear weapons, through the is routinely based on fewer than 50 warheads. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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