
Browne, Ischinger, Ivanov and Nunn on Ensuring Euro-Atlantic Security
Browne, Ischinger, Ivanov, Nunn on Ensuring Euro-Atlantic Security
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From the 1960s to the early 1990s, Argentina’s nuclear program and ballistic missile activities led to concerns that the country was seeking to develop nuclear weapons or assist other countries’ nuclear and missile programs. It has since eschewed nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons as well as missiles, but retains an ambitious nuclear energy program.
Region South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
1st South American country to use nuclear energy
6% Of electricity produced by nuclear energy
Participant in U.S.-led Megaports Initiative, which prevents nuclear trafficking through seaports
Browne, Ischinger, Ivanov, Nunn on Ensuring Euro-Atlantic Security
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