Rapporteur’s Summary

Abstract

The origins and objectives of nuclear cooperation in Latin America were reviewed by the panelists. Peace, security and development are its goals, said Ambassador Julio Carasales, emphasizing that nuclear cooperation is part of a broader programme of economic integration that could lead to the establishment of a Latin American common market. In contrast, Dr Oliveiros Ferreira viewed nuclear cooperation as an effort by Argentina and Brazil principally to overcome international pressure to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and thereby permit them to proceed with indigenous nuclear programmes, free of international constraints.