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    Nuclear energy development and proliferation concerns in the Middle East
    (Deutsches Orient-Institut, 2008) Kibaroglu, M.; Caglar, B.
    This paper aims to present the connections between the drive for nuclear energy and proliferation concerns in the Middle East. It presents the nexus between the energy needs of states worldwide and environmental concerns, explaining the reasons why states opt for nuclear energy. The authors then concentrate on the connection between nuclear energy acquisition and the proliferation concerns raised therein. Within the framework of such a connection, focal states are those in the Middle East.
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    Peace for atoms. US non-proliferation policy and the Romanian role in the Sino-American rapprochement, 1969-1971
    (Routledge, 2018-02-02) Gheorghe, Eliza
    By 1970, the United States had undergone a remarkable volte-face on dealing with People’s Republic of China as a nuclear weapon state, from outspoken opposition to political recognition. Aware of the importance of co-opting Beijing in the emerging multipolar order, President Richard Nixon sought any possible opening to the Chinese leadership. One secret backchannel passed through Bucharest, whom Washington rewarded with sensitive atomic assistance for its good offices. If in the mid-1960s dealing with China was regarded as detrimental to the cause of nonproliferation, by the early 1970s, the United States relaxed its nuclear exports policy towards useful adversaries, such as Romania, all in pursuit of geopolitical interests.