US Inaction Is Ceding the Global Nuclear Market to China and Russia

Excerpt:  “As the US, Russia and China engage in a highly visible competition in developing advanced weapons systems, behind the scenes another contest is quietly taking place: the race to export civil nuclear reactors. Russia and China have both established programs to export nuclear reactors to countries with little to no nuclear infrastructure. These programs foster long-term dependencies on the exporters, and in turn present strategic security challenges for Western nations. The US must act to counter this influence in the nuclear market and maintain leadership in nuclear energy.”