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An intelligence sharing forum involving the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 

The September 11 attacks in 2001 focused attention on the risk of non-state actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction. 

A synonym for machine learning. Not to be mistaken for actual artificial intelligence, which does not exist. 

Atoms for Peace was an initiative launched to share nuclear technology as a result of a speech by President Eisenhower in 1954. 

A partnership between the US, UK and Australia focused on the provision of nuclear submarines to Australia and other strategic cooperation.

Offensive weapons that are generally propelled for the start or their flight before following a ballistic trajectory. 

Bernard Baruch was the US representative to the UNAEC and was thus a key figure in the early nuclear age. 

A strong, lightweight material with civil, aerospace and nuclear applications. 

A mechanism for uranium enrichment that utilises high speed (supersonic) rotating cylinders to enrich uranium hexafluoride 6 (UF6) in a sub atmospheric environment. 

Clive Rose was a senior British diplomat and disarmament expert. 

Command and control as defined here relates to the process for authorising the release and launching nuclear weapons. 

A concept in which nuclear weapons states agree to forego all nuclear weapons tests. Distinct from the limited test ban. Later incorporated into the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation. 

A program originally envisioned to address the WMD risks associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union which was later expanded to other countries. 

Engineering company

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a high stakes standoff in 1962 between the USSR and US concerning the placement of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. 

An Israeli nuclear site. 

As used in this site, doctrine relates to the policies, capabilities and processes associated with the employment of a state's nuclear weapons. 

A key international forum for nonproliferation and disarmament negotiations. A forum in which the NPT was negotiated. 

Uranium enrichment is an important aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle and is a key proliferation pathway. Content tagged with the enrichment tag is likely to relate to the uranium enrichment step in the nuclear fuel cycle. 

Espionage (spying) has taken place throughout the nuclear age and before. 

A European forum separate from the EU that focuses on nuclear cooperation between European states. 

Full Scope Safeguards (FSSG) - a concept in which all nuclear facilities in a country are subject to safeguards. Distinct from other types of safeguards including INFCIRC. 66 (or facility specific) safeguards.

A group of economically developed countries who coordinate on certain economic and security issues.

Gerald Smith is an important character in the history of US nonproliferation efforts. Early in his career he staffed a congressional committee responsible for nuclear matters. He went on to hold a variety of roles including as special representative for nonproliferation in the 1970s where he was responsible for INCFE. An autobigraphy of Smith was published under the title, Disarming Diplomat. 

A wikipedia page is dedicated to him which contains the attached image. 

Country in Europe. Note that during the Cold War more specific terms were used such as FRG and West Germany which might have other entries in the topic list. 

Water with deuterated hydrogen which has certain nuclear applications. 

An international court.

Interpretations can be associated with any international treaty. As used here, interpretations relates to different interpretations of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty principally from the US and Soviet Union. 

Electrical items used in uranium enrichment centrifuges. 

A US experimental nuclear reactor for propulsion purposes.

US individual associated with the Atomic Energy Commission. Key individual in the early US nuclear age. 

image source:  https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/99-1156

A euphemism for replacing or rebuilding old nuclear weapons and delivery systems with new ones.

A concept in which nuclear weapons states provide assurances to non-nuclear weapons states that their security interests will not be threatened by nuclear weapons.

A country in West Africa which is a significant producer of uranium.

A nuclear doctrine in which nuclear armed states declare that they will not be the first to use nuclear weapons against potential adversaries. 

A difficult to define class of nuclear weapons (i.e. tactical nuclear weapons) whose main characteristic is that they are not strategic nuclear weapons (i.e. weapons that are mounted on international continental ballistic missiles)

The political decision making body of NATO. 

A formalised agreement for cooperation between two or more countries often required as a condition of nuclear export.

A concept in which non-state actors and terrorists clandestinely transfer nuclear materials across borders. Distinction should be drawn with radiological material smuggling (radiological smuggling). and dual-use goods smuggling (illicit trade)

Operation Candor was the name of a US initiative that ultimately resulted in the Atoms for Peace speech. 

A concept in which a nuclear explosive device is used for non weapon purposes such as mining. 

Former President of the United States. Has a dedicated repository on this site. 

President of the Russian Federation

Former President of the United States.

An agreement between the US and UK in the early nuclear age. 

A concept and doctrine in which a nuclear weapons state strikes back against a nuclear strike on its territory with its own nuclear weapons. Implies the ability to sustain a nuclear attack while maintaining sufficent nuclear forces for a retaliation strike.

A concept and practice in which fissile material is monitored to ensure it cannot be diverted to undeclared purposes.

Sessions of the UN focused on nonproliferation and disarmament. 

See non-strategic nuclear weapons

Sometimes known as the hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear weapons are typically more powerful than conventional nuclear weapons (or single stage devices). 

A form of uranium used in gas centrifuge enrichment. 

Body of the UN in the early nuclear age charged with finding a way to eliminate nuclear weapons through international control. Active in the 1945-1949 period.

UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is an important nonproliferation instrument that was adopted following the discovery of the AQ Khan proliferation network and in the post 9/11 context. 

A Netherlands, UK, German uranium enrichment consortium which uses centrifuge technology.