"The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is still the best route out of our current nuclear crises," reports London's The Independent, "yet the NPT is being used as toilet paper by the world's leaders. The Bush administration, for example, has ignored both parts of the bargain: it has buffed up its own arsenal instead of reducing it, and it has recognized and rewarded other countries for proliferation."

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"The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is still the best route out of our current nuclear crises," reports London's The Independent, "yet the NPT is being used as toilet paper by the world's leaders. The Bush administration, for example, has ignored both parts of the bargain: it has buffed up its own arsenal instead of reducing it, and it has recognized and rewarded other countries for proliferation."

Authors Bio:

Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues.

"It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."
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