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les armes nucléaires

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nuclear weapons, nuclear arms

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les armes de destruction massive

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weapons of mass destruction, WMDs

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un arsenal

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an arsenal

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des stocks d’armes

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weapons stockpiles

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déployer des armes

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to deploy weapons

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la guerre nucléaire

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nuclear warfare

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les armes nucléaires

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nukes

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la course aux armements

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the arms race

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l’escalade

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escalation

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un parapluie nucléaire

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a nuclear umbrella

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bombes atomiques, bombe H

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A-bombs, H-bombs

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reconnaître

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to acknowledge

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les matériaux fissiles

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fissile materials

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la fusion / fission

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fusion / fission

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l’uranium / le plutonium

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uranium / plutonium

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un réacteur nucléaire

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a nuclear reactor

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la capacité nucléaire

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nuclear capability

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des installations de production d’armes nucléaires

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nuclear weapons facilities

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une usine d’enrichissement du plutonium

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a plutonium-processing facility

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Traité de non-prolifération

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Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (or NPT or NNPT)

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faire étalage de sa force

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to flex one’s muscles

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dissuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to deter, discourage sb from doing sthg

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la dissuasion nucléaire

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the nuclear deterrent

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la force de dissuasion

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deterrent power, deterrence

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représailles massives
massive retaliation
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riposter, se venger, user de représailles
to retaliate
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se tourner vers
to look to
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plus rigoureux
tighter
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tricheurs
the cheats
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mettre un terme à
to halt
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un essai nucléaire
a nuclear test
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les essais nucléaires
nuclear testing
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réaliser un essai
to conduct a test
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faire exploser une bombe nucléaire
to detonate a nuclear bomb
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les retombées d'une explosion nucléaire
nuclear fallout
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un missile courte / longue portée
a short-range / long-range missile
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aire de lancement
launchpad
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une ogive nucléaire, une tête nucléaire
a nuclear warhead
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un missile balistique inter-continental
an intercontinental ballistic missile, an ICBM
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un bouclier anti-missile
an anti-missile shield, an anti-missile defence system
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a nuclear-powered submarine
un sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire
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What is MAD ?
A concept of Mutual Assured Destruction is a doctrine of military strategy which was devised in the early days of the Cold War between US and Soviet Union.
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une menace
a threat
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représenter une menace pour la stabilité mondiale
to pose a threat to world stability
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menacer de faire quelque chose
to threaten to do sthg
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forcer qn à faire qch en le faisant chanter
to blackmail sb into doing sth
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un Etat-voyou
a rogue state
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What is a Rogue State ?
a rogue state is a term applied by the US (and others) to states it sees as threats to the world's peace (Iran, North Korea...)
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What is a Pariah State ?
a pariah state is a state known to be authoritarian regimes but do not present a major threat to the rest of the world
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le désarmement nucléaire
nuclear disarmament
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condamner
to condemn
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la négociation
negotiation
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négociations, pourparlers, discussions
negotiations, talks
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faire revenir quelqu'un à la table des négociations
to bring sb back to the negotiating table
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reprendre les négociations
to resume talks
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la reprise des négociations
the resumption of talks
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un moratoire, un moratorium
a moratorium
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un pilier
a mainstay
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exercer des pressions sur un Etat
tu put, exert pressure on a state
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une exigence
a demand
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observer, respecter une règle
to comply with a rule
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le respect d'un traité
compliance ith a treaty
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une résolution de l'ONU / du conseil de sécurité
a UN / Security Council resolution
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demander des sanctions
to call for sanctions
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imposer des sanctions à un pays
to impose sanctions on a country
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une punition, une peine
a penalty
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
CND, is a British organization created in 1957. It advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by Britain and also campaigns for international nuclear disarmament
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une inspection sur place
a onsite inspection
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un embargo
an embargo
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interdire les essais nucléaires
to ban nuclear testing
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dénucléariser
to denuclearise
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la dénucléarisation
denuclearisation

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