41.   The Russian Defense Ministry has informally proposed setting up a joint commission to study the nuclear threat posed by unstable or terrorist nations.

42.   The resolution says any nuclear threat against a non-nuclear country would be brought to the attention of the Council immediately.

43.   The United States has been campaigning for unlimited extension of the treaty and has expressed concern about a potential nuclear threat from Iran.

44.   The White House official said high-level Chinese officials have told the U.S. that the nuclear threat does not represent their policy.

45.   Then Powell announced the Bush administration will continue negotiating with North Korea to parry its potential nuclear threat, as the Clinton administration had done with tentative success.

46.   These are the strategic nuclear threats that can destroy our way of life.

47.   They want to spend billions on new missiles to protect against a non-existent nuclear threat while slashing traditional civil programs upon which millions of Americans depend.

48.   This might be an appropriate use for American dollars under the Nunn-Lugar program, intended to reduce Cold War nuclear threats.

49.   Today, the nuclear threat comes from renegade nations such as Libya, North Korea and Iraq, and the possibility that they might obtain nuclear arms.

50.   Today, the principal concerns are nuclear threats from the Iraqs and North Koreas of the world and the possibility of unauthorized releases as nuclear weapons spread.