Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Is it not the case that the nuclear non-proliferation treaty has been weakened by countries that have indicated support for the US-India agreement? Countries such as France have supplied others with a nuclear capacity. The weakest part of the treaty was the clause concerning the elimination of nuclear weapons because those countries which have insisted on retaining their nuclear weapons are now lining up to expand their nuclear capacity. I hope the Minister will be guided by considerations of international security rather than by any trade relations.

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