My article published in the International Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 6(1), Jan-June 2013, pp. 129-146.
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This
essay seeks to trace the evolution and current status of the safeguards
system implemented by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It
highlights the changes safeguards have undergone since the Agency’s
inception in 1957. Safeguards have historically struck a balance between
the twin objectives – of facilitating the spread of nuclear technology
for peaceful uses and verification of non-proliferation commitments of
NPT state parties – that the IAEA was supposed to fulfil. While some
changes in the safeguards took place as a response to the spread of
civil nuclear technology, other changes have been a reaction to the
challenges posed to the non-proliferation regime from the Iraqi and
North Korean disclosures. The essay concludes with an assessment of the
changes which took place with the coming of Additional Protocol and
provides an assessment of the current status of the safeguards across
the globe.
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