Nuclear Nonproliferation: Better Controls Needed Over Weapons-Related Information and Technology

Abstract

Since 1974, the United States has tried to limit proliferation by strengthening its controls over information and technology that could help other nations develop nuclear weapons. The major control mechanism classification of weapons information is designed to protect the most sensitive data. However, unclassified but potentially sensitive nuclear-related information and technology that have commercial uses are distributed throughout the world. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, asked GAO to examine the Department of Energy's (DOE) controls over unclassified but sensitive information, which has commercial and nuclear weapons applications, developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, and Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico. The Chairman also asked GAO to obtain information on the types of nuclear-related hardware obtained by foreign countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA344832

Entities

People

  • E. S. Olona
  • P. J. Timmerman

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Explosives
  • Fissile Materials
  • Governments
  • High Explosives
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security