Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which country is an example of latent nuclear capacity?
AIndia
BJapan ✓ Correct
CChina
DNorth Korea
Correct answer: (B) Japan — Japan is the classic example of latent nuclear capacity.
Explanation
★Japan is the classic example of latent nuclear capacity.
★Nuclear latency means having the technology and materials to build weapons quickly without doing so.
★Japan has advanced civilian nuclear technology and large stocks of fissile material.
★It could develop nuclear weapons rapidly but maintains a non-proliferation stance.
★Canada and Germany are also often cited as latent nuclear states.
★India, China and North Korea are by contrast declared nuclear-weapon states.
★Nuclear latency is an important concept in non-proliferation studies.
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