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@article{ Bandarra2021, title = {From Bonn with love: West German interests in the 1975 nuclear agreement with Brazil}, author = {Bandarra, Leonardo}, journal = {Cold War History}, number = {3}, pages = {337-355}, volume = {21}, year = {2021}, issn = {1743-7962}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2020.1819245}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-76710-6}, abstract = {The 1975 nuclear cooperation agreement between Brazil and West Germany had a considerable impact on the mid-Cold War nuclear non-proliferation regime. This article analyses Bonn's interests in that agreement, as well as the negotiation process leading to it and third-party pressures on both countries. It also covers the follow-up negotiations with Urenco partners for a safeguards agreement. Based on extensive archival research and secondary literature, the author delineates three main West German interests in concluding the 'Brazilian Atomic-Deal': (1) strengthening the ruling socio-liberal coalition; (2) boosting the West German nuclear industry; and (3) making viable the jet-nozzle technology.}, keywords = {Lateinamerika; Latin America; Südamerika; South America; Brasilien; Brazil; Europa; Europe; Mitteleuropa; Central Europe; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; internationale Sicherheit; international security; Verteidigung; defense; Sicherheitspolitik; security policy; politische Beziehungen; political relations; Kalter Krieg; cold war; Ost-West-Konflikt; East-West conflict; politische Verhandlung; political negotiation; Kernkraftwerk; nuclear power plant; Kernenergie; nuclear energy}}