@article{bandarra_bonn_2021, title = {From {Bonn} with {Love}: {West} {German} {Interests} in the 1975 {Nuclear} {Agreement} with {Brazil}}, volume = {21}, issn = {1468-2745, 1743-7962}, shorttitle = {From {Bonn} with love}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14682745.2020.1819245}, doi = {10.1080/14682745.2020.1819245}, abstract = {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.}, language = {en}, number = {3}, urldate = {2021-09-20}, journal = {Cold War History}, author = {Bandarra, Leonardo}, year = {2021}, note = {Code: Cold War History Number: 3}, keywords = {Business history in Latin America}, pages = {337--355}, }