U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

Nikitin, Mary Beth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Nuclear weapons;    Weapons systems;    International relations;    Military agreements;    Foreign policy;   

RP-ID  :  RS22892
RP-ID  :  RS22892_2008Jun09

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The United States and Russia signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on May 6, 2008. President Bush submitted the agreement to Congress on May 13. This report discusses key policy issues related to that agreement, including future nuclear energy cooperation with Russia, U.S.-Russian bilateral relations, nonproliferation cooperation and Russia's policies toward Iran. This report will be updated.