Algeria and weapons of mass destruction

In 1991, the government of the United States said it had unearthed details of the alleged construction of a nuclear reactor in Algeria.^[1] The Washington Times accused the country of developing nuclear weapons with the help of the Chinese government.^[1] The Algerian government admitted it was building a reactor, but denied any secrecy or military purpose.^[1] Surveillance from U.S. satellites also suggested that the reactor would not be used for military purposes.^[1] China had secretly made an agreement in 1983 to assist Algeria in developing a nuclear reactor.^[1]

In November 1991, succumbing to international pressure, Algeria placed the reactor under IAEA safeguards.^[1] Algeria signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in January 1995, and ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention^[2] In August 2001, Algeria acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention.^[3]

Notes and references[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Nuclear Vault: The Algerian Nuclear Problem". Gwu.edu. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
^ "Member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons". OPCW. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
^ "Archived copy". unhq-appspub-01.un.org. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

References[]

Ref. Albright, David; Corey Hinderstein (May–June 2001). "Algeria: Big deal in the desert?". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 57 (3): 45–52. Bibcode:2001BuAtS..57c..45A. doi:10.1080/00963402.2001.11460455. S2CID 218771977.
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Almanac/Testing.shtml

[ipqvz-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Nuclear Vault: The Algerian Nuclear Problem". Gwu.edu. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

[2] "Member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons". OPCW. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

[3] "Archived copy". unhq-appspub-01.un.org. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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