All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift?

By Sharon Squassoni

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet in Vienna in the coming weeks to discuss an exception for India from current guidelines for nuclear trade. The "clean exception" for India that has been proposed by the United States represents a major diversion from the nonproliferation mainstream rather than toward it. If NSG members adopt a clean exception, particularly in light of other discussions in the NSG on restricting enrichment and reprocessing, the nonproliferation mainstream may begin to look quite different.

Questions Linger about India's Safeguards

By Dean Rust

Uncertainty about what the IAEA-India safeguards agreement actually means and whether India and the United States have a common understanding reinforces the need for continued close scrutiny of all aspects of the U.S.-India nuclear deal as approvals are sought in the coming weeks from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the U.S. Congress.

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