What is the Nuclear Suppliers Group? What is the significance of the meeting in New Zealand next week?
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) includes 46 member states and represents virtually all the world’s nuclear equipment, fuel, and technology-exporting countries. The group was created by seven states in 1975 to standardize nuclear trade rules after India tested a nuclear explosive (the device used plutonium generated in a reactor supplied by Canada). The NSG has no secretariat and participation by its members is voluntary. The centerpiece of the NSG is two sets of non-binding export guidelines. The first set of guidelines concerns materials and equipment specifically designed or prepared for nuclear use, and the second set is for so-called dual-use items that have nuclear applications. Each year, the NSG holds a plenary meeting where decisions are taken, by consensus, following recommendations from the consultative group—the NSG’s standing working body. During the annual five-day meetings, the NSG’s members discuss current nuclear trade policy issues, review implementation of the guide
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