Argentina and weapons of mass destruction
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Argentina has a history with the development of weapons of mass destruction. Under the military dictatorship, Argentina began a nuclear weapons program in the early 1980s, but this was abolished when democracy was restored in 1983.
Missile systems
During the 1980s, the Alacrán (English: Scorpion) and Cóndor 1 (English: Condor) missiles were developed.[1] The Cóndor 2, with a range of around 1,000 kilometres,[2] was intended to be developed with assistance from Egypt and Ba'athist Iraq. However, the project was condemned by the United States and the Missile Technology Control Regime.[3] It was reportedly scrapped during the Menem administration under pressure from the United States government and due to a lack of funds in 1990.[3][4]
Biological and chemical weapons
Argentina acceded to the Geneva Protocol on May 12, 1969[5] and has been active in non-proliferation efforts, ratifying the Biological Weapons Convention in 1979[6] and the Chemical Weapons Convention on October 2, 1995.[7]
In September 1991 Argentina, together with Brazil and Chile, signed the Mendoza Declaration, which commits signatories not to use, develop, produce, acquire, stock, or transfer—directly or indirectly—chemical or biological weapons.[8]
Nuclear weapons
Argentina conducted a
After the
In 2010, the government announced that it would start working in the creation of a nuclear submarine.[12] This type of submarine uses nuclear power for propulsion. The announcement was highly criticized by politicians from opposing parties.[13]
In accord with three presidential decrees of 1960, 1962 and 1963, Argentina supplied about 90 tons of
See also
- Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials
- Brazilian nuclear weapons program
- Huemul Project
References
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- ISBN 978-94-017-1213-2.
- ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations (1974). Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session on Ex. J, 91-2 ... Ex. Q. 92-2 ... and S. Res. 48 ... December 10, 1974. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 19–.
- ISBN 978-92-9045-049-8.
- ^ Arms Control and Disarmament Quarterly Review. Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1995.
- ISBN 978-0-7619-4016-6.
- ^ By JOHN J FIALKA And GERALD F SEIB Staff Reporters of THE WALL,STREET JOURNAL. "Argentina's Nuclear-Weapon Capability is Estimated to be Closer than Thought." Wall Street Journal (1923-), Apr 29, 1982, pp. 6.
- ^ National Geographic. August 1986. p.243.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-691-22306-3, retrieved 2022-01-20
- ^ Promete Garré que se construirá un submarino nuclear en el país (in Spanish)
- ^ La oposición, entre las duras críticas y la ironía (in Spanish)
- ^ "The Israel-Argentina Yellowcake Connection". National Security Archive. George Washington University. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Sources
- "The Nuclear Club: Membership has its kilotons". CBC News Online. April 12, 2006. Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
- Nuclear Threat Initiative. "Argentina". Archived from the original on 19 April 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2006.
External links
- The Woodrow Wilson Center's Nuclear Proliferation International History Project Conference on Brazilian and Argentine Nuclear Programs