TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology, politics, and development
T2 - domestic criticism of the 1975 Brazilian-West German nuclear agreement
AU - Cameron, James
PY - 2018/10/25
Y1 - 2018/10/25
N2 - The article analyzes the domestic debate regarding the Brazil-West Germany nuclear agreement of 1975. A number of scientists and opposition politicians sought to use the apparent failings of the agreement to critique the military’s claims regarding the deal’s contribution to Brazilian economic development and nuclear status. While limited in its immediate impact, the opposition outlined major themes that would come to the fore later in the decade as Brazilian society began to question the wisdom of the agreement. Concerned with asserting Brazil’s nuclear autonomy, the opposition’s efforts also add a new dimension to global narratives of nuclear protest.
AB - The article analyzes the domestic debate regarding the Brazil-West Germany nuclear agreement of 1975. A number of scientists and opposition politicians sought to use the apparent failings of the agreement to critique the military’s claims regarding the deal’s contribution to Brazilian economic development and nuclear status. While limited in its immediate impact, the opposition outlined major themes that would come to the fore later in the decade as Brazilian society began to question the wisdom of the agreement. Concerned with asserting Brazil’s nuclear autonomy, the opposition’s efforts also add a new dimension to global narratives of nuclear protest.
KW - History of science, political history
KW - Nuclear history
KW - Transnational history
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065968258&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/0034-7329201800201
DO - 10.1590/0034-7329201800201
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-7329
VL - 61
JO - Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional
JF - Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional
IS - 2
M1 - e001
ER -
