That would demonstrate that it has no ambition to build nuclear arms of its own.
By reserving such an option, the United States might inadvertently encourage developing nations to build or buy nuclear arms, he said.
American military and intelligence officials in the 1980's gathered much evidence that Iraq had developed a large program to build biological arms, with the work focused on anthrax.
Within days it voted to deploy anti-missile defenses that could now spur the Soviets to reverse course and build additional arms.
Taiwan's official position ever since has been that it will not use its scientific and technical expertise to build nuclear arms.
North Korea hasn't built nuclear arms, but its ambitions are worrisome.
Egypt, which long ago sought to build nuclear arms, may be starting to rethink its earlier renunciation.
Where have Iraq, India, Pakistan, Iran and others been getting the technology to build nuclear arms?
His country had troubled itself to build nuclear arms, and the people didn't know.
North Korea could feel emboldened to continue its efforts to build nuclear arms.
