Tipster Topic Description
Number: 111
Domain: International Relations
Topic: Nuclear Proliferation
Description:
Document will discuss efforts by the United Nations or those nations currently
possessing nuclear weapons to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons
capabilities to the non-nuclear weapons states.
Summary:
Document will discuss efforts by the United Nations or those nations currently
possessing nuclear weapons to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons
capabilities to the non-nuclear weapons states.
Narrative:
A relevant document will report on efforts by the UN's International Atomic
Energy Agency to monitor compliance with the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty,
or, report on efforts by the United States, Britain, France, USSR, India, or
China to control the transfer of technology, equipment, materials, or delivery
systems to nations suspected of nuclear weapons development programs, or,
a relevant document will report any nuclear activities by Argentina, Brazil,
Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, or South Africa (all suspected
proliferators).
Concept(s):
1. International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, international safeguards,
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
2. nuclear, atomic bomb, reprocessing, spent fuel, plutonium, enriched
uranium, heavy water
3. Department of Engery, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Control
Institute
4. United States, Britain, France, USSR, India, China
5. Argentina, Brazil, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, South Africa
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