Access to Nuclear Technologies and Materials Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Nuclear Suppliers Group

In this energy-constrained world, it is often the politics and not the economics that defines access to energy resources. Growing energy demand of the Asian countries, and in particular, countries where conventional fuel choices are inadequate, are prompting them to look for newer energy options and supply sources, including nuclear energy. To attain the economic levels of western countries, and considering the nature of world oil politics, governments of many developing countries believe that nuclear energy could possibly become an indigenous source of power, which would enable their economies to develop rapidly and more securely, and usher in a new era of prosperity