POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Muammar Gaddafi, Warsaw Pact, Nuclear Material
15 Aug 2018
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Manhattan project with assistance of (especially) uk and. Manhattan project experience plus (early) us and. Indigenous program using western technology and (early) french technical cooperation. Indigenous program based on western technology plus (probable) chinese assistance. 2 nuclear weapons sharing (with some form of dual key control). May be limited to break-out capability (i. e. , creating the conditions necessary to quickly build one or more weapons cf. having bombs already constructed) Further activity very unlikely since israeli strike and on-set of civil war. Israeli strike (2007) against suspected secret nuclear facility. Very unlikely to build a weapon (pending actions of north korea) Very unlikely to build a weapon, but regime periodically expresses interest. Almost certainly inactive at present (pending actions of iran) Rumours of possible loan arrangements with pakistan. Source: institute for science and international security Satellite imagery of a suspected iranian nuclear research facility. Iaea inspectors were unable to determine if undeclared nuclear activities had occurred at the site.
