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" [ m ] ore urgently needed were further disarmament negotiations , culminating in a truly international convention covering all nuclear weapons , which would , of course , extend beyond the health mandate of WHO " ( ibid ., p. 258 ) . In its historic Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons rendered five years ago , a distinguished tribunal of judges , including judges from the United States , Britain , France , and Russia agreed on one point - that under the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty all nuclear weapons states had an obligation in good faith to seek nuclear disarmament via international negotiations . The Agency also stands ready to verify the dismantlement of any nuclear weapon related infrastructure and components in the DPRK - drawing on its experience gained in the early 1990s in verifying both the voluntary dismantlement of South Africa 's and the reluctant dismantlement of Iraq 's nuclear weapons programmes . " These types of qualifications are important because , without them , policymakers in both the executive or legislative branch may get an exaggerated view " of the terrorist threat related to chemical , biological an nuclear weapons . That nuclear source is surrounded by a diffuse X-ray halo that extends out several hundred light years . I 'd torture my mother if I thought she knew where that nuclear control device is . The IAEA 's post-war role , pursuant to Security Council resolutions , was clear : to map out the programme and destroy it , to remove any nuclear materials that might be used for weapons production , and to establish a monitoring system to ensure that the programme was not reconstituted . In adding our voice to that of all the peoples of the world who ask for general and complete disarmament , the destruction of all nuclear arsenals , the complete halt to the building of new thermonuclear devices and of nuclear tests of any kind , we believe it necessary to also stress that the territorial integrity of nations must be respected and the armed hand of imperialism held back , for it is no less dangerous when it uses only conventional weapons . Now , as far as this “ test ” goes , It does not appear that at this time the Koreans were able to achieve any nuclear yield . Unfortunately , although missile defense is not the best way to defend against another nuclear foe , conservatives continue to favor it , according to Eland , mainly because Reagan backed it . The CTBT bans any nuclear explosion of any size - - it is a " zero threshold " agreement . It is responsible for the regulation and licensing of all nuclear facilities , and their safety and carries authority conferred by the Atomic Energy Act for radiation safety and by the Factories Act for industrial safety in nuclear plants . The most grievous concerns are whether North Korea ever assembled any nuclear weapons and , if so , the current disposition of those weapons .