GLOBAL DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION CONTROLS BECOME EVER MORE COMPREHENSIVE
April 1st, 2007
BY DEIRDRE MASONFIFTY years ago, the signing of the Euratom Treaty ushered in a system of European non-proliferation controls designed to prevent nuclear-associated technology being exploited for the illicit production of nuclear weaponry. And today, after the anniversary of the three agreements signed on March 25, 1957 that gave the European Communities - later the European Union (EU) - their legal basis, that 'dual-use technology' system continues to be refined.After all, Euratom was designed to help the European nuclear power industry develop profitably, but ...
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