International Commitments
International Commitments captures a nation's expressed interest in international (technical) cooperation and trade, as well as international security concerns about a nation. Use 'International Commitments' to understand the level of a nation's connectedness to the global diplomatic and economic infrastructure and to assess existing export controls and proliferation risk.
Civil Nuclear Cooperation with the United States
Agreements between countries to share nuclear technology and materials for peaceful purposes, such as power generation, medicine, and research. These agreements typically involve strict conditions to ensure the technology is not used for weapons development.
Components
123 Agreement
A "123 Agreement" refers to a nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and another country, as mandated by Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act. These agreements facilitate peaceful nuclear cooperation, including the transfer of nuclear materials, equipment, and technology, while ensuring adherence to strict non-proliferation standards.
NCMOU with US
Nuclear Cooperation Memoranda of Understanding are diplomatic instruments that establish the basis for broader, strategic relationships between the U.S. government and its foreign counterparts, develop stronger ties between the U.S. and partner country nuclear experts, industry, and researchers, and provide high-level support for the U.S. civil nuclear industry and nuclear nonproliferation goals.
Technology Transfers
Technology transfer is the process of sharing technology, knowledge, and intellectual property between different entities, such as universities, research institutions, companies and/or countries.