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Nuclear Suppliers Group: Don't Rush New Membership

IN THIS ISSUE: NSG: Don't rush new membership, IAEA should offer Iran "grace period" for disclosures, Iran nuclear sub plan, Japan closer to restarting first nuclear reactors since tsunami, US, India see progress on nuclear cooperation DoE steps in to help uranium enrichment company.

Published on June 14, 2012
 

Nuclear Suppliers Group: Don't Rush New Membership

Mark Hibbs and Toby Dalton | Carnegie Proliferation Analysis

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The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is the world's leading rulemaking body for nuclear trade. But what is its mission? Should it be a universal export-control organization incorporating all countries that have nuclear capabilities and materials?

Or should it instead be a group of "like-minded" states dedicated to upholding nearly-universal global nonproliferation norms and principles? When the NSG meets for its annual plenary in Seattle next week, much of the discussion about the group's future will turn on this question.

The NSG participating governments have some serious thinking to do about the identity of the group and, fundamentally, what its mission should be.   Full Article



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