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In 1946, the USA confronted the implications of the indissoluble link between the peaceful and the military atom in formulating its proposals for the control of atomic energy. In its “Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy” (commonly referred to as the Acheson-Lilienthal Report), a Board of Consultants to the Secretary of State’s Committee on Atomic Energy formulated its central conclusion as follows1:
“We are convinced that if the production of fissionable materials by national governments (or by private organizations under their control) is permitted, systems of inspection cannot by themselves be made (effective). …
(A) system of inspection superimposed on an otherwise uncontrolled exploitation of atomic energy by national governments will not be an adequate safeguard.” (emphasis in original)
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Feiveson, H. (1989). A Strategy to Stop the Spread of Fissile Material. In: Rotblat, J., Goldanskii, V.I. (eds) Global Problems and Common Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75072-4_8
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