1975 Brazil–West Germany nuclear agreement

Nuclear Treaty
Agreement of Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
SignedJune 27, 1975 (1975-06-27)
LocationBonn, West Germany
Signatories
  • Azeredo da Silveira [pt]
  • Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Parties
  •  Brazil
  •  West Germany

The 1975 Brazil–West Germany nuclear agreement is a treaty between Brazil and West Germany signed on June 27, 1975.

Negotiations

The first round of negotiations were conducted trilaterally between Brazil, West Germany, and France.[1]

In April 1975, the United States sent a four‐person delegation to the negotiations to lobby for safeguards to prevent Brazil using the technology or plutonium to make nuclear weapons.[2]

The agreement was signed by foreign ministers Azeredo da Silveira [pt] and Hans-Dietrich Genscher on June 27, 1975, in Bonn, West Germany.[3]

Reactions

During a visit to West Germany in 1977, Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale lobbied the West German government to withdraw from the deal.[4]

Brazil

The Brazilian Physical Society issued a statement that disagreed with the premise that Brazil required a nuclear program of that magnitude, given its vast hydroelectric capacity.[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Bandarra 2020, p. 348.
  2. ^ Binder, David (June 3, 1975). "U.S. Wins Safeguards in German Nuclear Deal With Brazil". The New York Times. Washington, D.C. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Lowrance 1976, p. 147.
  4. ^ "Brazilians Stung by U.S. Attempt To Block W. German Nuclear Deal". The Washington Post. January 27, 1977. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Cameron 2018, p. 7.

Bibliography

  • Bandarra, Leonardo (October 5, 2020). "From Bonn with love: West German interests in the 1975 nuclear agreement with Brazil" (PDF). Cold War History. 21 (3). Taylor & Francis: 337–355. doi:10.1080/14682745.2020.1819245. S2CID 225174511.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  • Cameron, James (2018). "Technology, politics, and development: domestic criticism of the 1975 Brazilian-West German nuclear agreement" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional. 61 (2). Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais. doi:10.1590/0034-7329201800201. S2CID 158922999.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  • Lowrance, William W. (1976). "Nuclear Futures for Sale: To Brazil from West Germany, 1975". International Security. 1 (2). MIT Press: 147–166. doi:10.2307/2538506. JSTOR 2538506. S2CID 154148969.


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