The planned closing of Israel's nuclear plant near Dimona this month, which was reported in Israeli media, sounded alarms in Washington, where officials feared it meant Israel was repositioning its own nuclear assets to safeguard them against a potential Iranian counterstrike.

WSJ: U.S. Warns Israel Against Iran Strike

Last week, Indian officials met members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world nuclear regulatory body, in Vienna to discuss plans to safeguard India's civilian nuclear facilities.

BBC: India MPs hold vote of confidence

Supporters believed it would safeguard the economic future of the area after Dungeness Nuclear Power Station closes.

BBC: Romney Marsh nuclear waste storage plant plan rejected

The Army developed a series of missile defense schemes over the following two decades with names like Nike-Zeus, Sentinel and Safeguard, but they all ran into fundamental design challenges caused by the fearsome effects of nuclear weapons.

FORBES: Missile Defense Becomes A Navy Mission