Nuclear fuel byproducts can, in some cases, be turned into materials that can be used for weapons, but this has been made very impractical by design.
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Iran rejected calls during earlier talks for it not to enrich uranium to the point that it can be used for weapons, while the international powers refused Tehran's demand for an immediate end to sanctions weighing on its economy.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has previously said it suspects the Parchin site may be being used for nuclear weapons-related testing.
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Once the MOX fuel assemblies have been irradiated in commercial power reactors, the plutonium can no longer be readily used for nuclear weapons.
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This is seen as a way for Iran to get the fuel it wants, while giving guarantees to the West that it will not be used for nuclear weapons.
To achieve these reductions, the Peacekeeper ICBMs have been retired, the Navy has removed four Trident submarines from strategic service and the B-1 bomber is now used for conventional weapons only and will not retain its capability to return to a nuclear role.
Experts say that by this process, this means that no new bombs of plutonium are being made, no better bombs, and it makes it much less likely that North Korea is able to export its knowledge, its expertise or any material that could be used for nuclear weapons.
The army had not used heavy weapons for some days, he said, since the government announced on Monday that it was halting its use of heavy weapons in the conflict zone.
"Essentially it is a protocol, for those signing up to it, declaring their main facilities that could prossibly be used for developing biological weapons and agreeing to an inspection process, " he said.
Lord Tyler wanted to know who pays for the range and how Parliament ensures the security of weapons used there for sport.
The rounds are to be used for training, routine weapons qualification exercises and normal duty by various department agencies.
"The majority of the weapons used for homicides here have been identified as coming from the United States" he said.
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They have 7, 500 acres and they have a lot of weapons there that are used for training.
Fans say a central registry would make it easier for police to track down weapons used in crimes, and perhaps even make gun owners more responsible.
For centuries, countries with sophisticated weapons have used their superior arms to help maintain their dominance in the world.
But, even if the fund is set up and oil money is used for it, there is still plenty to spend on weapons.
She said any agreement to sell uranium to India would include strict safeguards to ensure it would only be used for civilian purposes, and not end up in nuclear weapons.
If Mr Bush's team is found to have doctored, or even too selectively used, intelligence on banned weapons, Americans' appetite for nation-building in Iraq, let alone future interventions, may markedly diminish.
But such prevention is vital, for the thought of any of these weapons actually being used is so horrifying.
The board's chairman, Ken Jenkins, says the act has adequate protections and that no-one should fear that the mental health provision will be used for anything other than preventing the sale of handguns and assault-style weapons to those who have been reported.
Moreover, South Africa's neutrality is sometimes compromised by its arms sales, as, for example, when it sold weapons to Rwanda that were subsequently used in Congo.
Somalia's second largest port is a significant source of revenue for whoever controls it and al-Shabab also used the port to bring in weapons.
Third, the Review envisages the development of new, tactical nuclear weapons with smaller warheads, which might, for example, be used to penetrate fortified underground bunkers.
That reactor type is not ideal for producing weapons-grade plutonium, but all reactors produce plutonium that could be used in a nuclear explosion.
One firm has filled an urgent order for 100 live chickens in cages, to be used as canaries in case sophisticated chemical-weapons detectors fail.
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David Green QC, prosecuting, told the jury the licence for the original shipment was denied because of the risk the parts could be used to make weapons.
Plaintiffs' lawyers argued that the notion of furtive movements, a bulge in a pocket was used as a proxy for reasonable suspicion, that less than two percent of the stops uncovered any weapons or contraband1.
Colorado voted to make background checks for gun-show purchases mandatory after Columbine, when investigators learned that the weapons used by the teenage killers were bought by an 18-year-old at a gun show to avoid a background check.
Another might be fear that the aliens would retaliate with even more devastating weapons, in the same way that no one used poison gas in World War II for fear of the consequences.
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