| ID | 128068 |
| Title Proper | U.S., Vietnam initial civil nuclear pact |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Horner, Daniel |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United States and Vietnam last month initialed an agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation in what may be an indicator of future U.S. policy governing the nonproliferation requirements for such agreements. The text of the agreement, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Bình Minh initialed Oct. 10 in Brunei, has not been made public. Sources said it contains a Vietnamese commitment, although not a legally binding one, to refrain from pursuing uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing. The Obama administration has been conducting an internal policy review for at least three years on the question of how hard the United States should press its potential nuclear trade partners to forgo enrichment and reprocessing activities, which are considered sensitive because they can be used to produce nuclear explosive material. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol. 43, No.9; November 2013: p.35-36 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol. 43, No.9; November 2013: p.35-36 |
| Key Words | United States - US ; Vietnam ; Bilateral Relation ; Civil Nuclear Pact ; Foreign Policy ; International Negotiation ; International Relations ; Nonproliferation Requirements ; Nuclear Weapons ; Arms Control ; US Foreign Policy ; Nuclear Pact ; US - Vietnam Relations |