Greenpeace opposes nuclear power not only because it is an expensive and hazardous way to produce electricity but also because it is also a key way for countries to gain access to the technology and materials needed to develop nuclear weapons.
Summary
The knowledge, technology and materials necessary for civil nuclear programmes equips countries with the ability to develop nuclear weapons - making these states 'nuclear weapons capable.'The act of acquiring nuclear weapons - whether directly through military or indirectly through civilian programmes - has proven to be a very powerful incentive for others to attempt to gain nuclear weapons. This is what we term nuclear proliferation. This briefing gives an overview of the combination of technological and political issues which has led to, and continues to feed, nuclear proliferation internationally.
