In 1991, the government of the United States said it had unearthed details of the alleged construction of a nuclear reactor in Algeria.[1] The Washington Times accused the country of developing nuclear weapons with the help of the Chinese government.[1] The Algerian government admitted it was building a reactor, but denied any secrecy or military purpose.[1] Surveillance from U.S. satellites also suggested that the reactor would not be used for military purposes.[1] China had secretly made an agreement in 1983 to assist Algeria in developing a nuclear reactor.[1]
In November 1991, succumbing to international pressure, Algeria placed the reactor under IAEA safeguards.[1] Algeria signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in January 1995, and ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention[2] In August 2001, Algeria acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention.[3]
Notes ans references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "The Nuclear Vault: The Algerian Nuclear Problem". Gwu.edu. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb228/index.htm. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ↑ "Member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons". OPCW. http://www.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
References[]
- Ref. Albright, David; and Corey Hinderstein (May/June 2001). "Algeria: Big deal in the desert?". pp. 45–52. http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/t554r07076046724/?p=7fe5a1eb81494649b54eed80d7a914cc&pi=13.
- http://www.atomicarchive.com/Almanac/Testing.shtml
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