Date of Graduation
Fall 2015
Degree
Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies
Department
Defense and Strategic Studies
Committee Chair
Robert Joseph
Abstract
In 2009, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) concluded a nuclear cooperation agreement which contained a commitment on the part of the U.A.E. not to enrich uranium through its own domestic programs. Dubbed the "Gold Standard” of nuclear nonproliferation by the Obama administration, such an accomplishment has not been repeated in nuclear agreements between 2009 and 2015. This paper examines American nuclear cooperation negotiations following the establishment of the "Gold Standard,” and argues that the rapid reversal of American negotiating policy toward enrichment and reprocessing technologies will hinder U.S. nonproliferation goals going forward.
Keywords
United Arab Emirates, UAE, Vietnam, gold standard, nonproliferation
Subject Categories
Defense and Security Studies
Copyright
© Evan Tyler Beese
Recommended Citation
Beese, Evan Tyler, "Nonproliferation: Rapid Retreat from the Gold Standard Negatively Impacts Future Nuclear Negotiations" (2015). MSU Graduate Theses. 1504.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1504
