Question

What is the international community's most common view on nuclear proliferation?
A.
The threat of global nuclear war is very high, so all nuclear weapons should be destroyed.
B.
If all states possessed nuclear weapons, the threat of nuclear war would decrease.
C.
Proliferation increases the risk that terrorists could obtain and use nuclear weapons.
D.
Nuclear proliferation is no longer a concern because the US and Russian stockpiles have been reduced drastically.

Answer 1

C.

The widely held international view is that proliferation raises risks — including greater chance that nuclear materials or weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists or unstable actors — rather than reducing them.