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Based on Brazil's history, it is believed that the country does not possess any weapons of mass destruction. Although a covert nuclear weapons program was pursued by Brazil under a military government in the 1980s, it was ended after the rise of an elected government in 1985. José Sarney (President 1985-1990) is reported to have stated the previous military dictatorship had gone as far as preparing a nuclear weapon test site. The Peoples Republic of China is estimated by the U.S. Government to have an arsenal of about 150 nuclear weapons as of 1999. ...
The Republic of China on Taiwan denies having chemical or nuclear weapons. ...
For the Xzibit album, see Weapons of Mass Destruction (album). ...
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Brazil's 1988 Constitution states in Article 21 that "all nuclear activity within the national territory shall only be admitted for peaceful purposes and subject to approval by the National Congress".
Brazil acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on September 18, 1998. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opened for signature July 1, 1968 in New York Entered into force March 5, 1970 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and 40 other signatory states. ...
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Brazil is not believed to have any biological or chemical weapons programmes. Brazil ratified the Geneva Protocol on 28 August 1970, the Biological Weapons Convention on 27 February 1973 and the Chemical Weapons Convention on 13 March 1996. The Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, usually called the Geneva Protocol, is a treaty prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons. ...
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Biological Weapons Convention Opened for signature April 10, 1972 at Moscow, Washington and London Entered into force March 26, 1975 Conditions for entry into force ??? Parties ??? The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (usually referred to...
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Chemical Weapons Convention Opened for signature January 13, 1993 in Paris Entered into force April 29, 1997 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by 50 states and the convening of a Preparatory Commission Parties 181 (as of Oct. ...
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Brazil has a program to produce enriched uranium for power plants using Zippe-type centrifuges, officially opening the Resende enrichment plant in May 2006 [1]. Brazil's enrichment technology development, and the plant itself, involved substantial discussions with the IAEA and its consitutent nations. The dispute came down to whether IAEA representatives (many from countries with their own commercial enrichment programs) would be allowed to inspect the machines themselves. The Brazilian authorities, at first, did not allow the inspection of the centrifugal machines, arguing that this would reveal technological secrets (probably relating to the use of electromagnetic levitation instead of fragile and unreliable bearings to allow the rotor to spin in place). The Brazilian authorities said that, as Brazil is not part of any axis of evil, the pressure for full access to inspection - inspection even in universities - could be construed as an attempt to pirate industrial secrets.[1] They also claimed that their technology is better than that of the USA and France, mainly because the centrifugal axis is not mechanical, but electromagnetic. American authorities have stated that a significant improvement using this technique is unlikely to be possible[citation needed]. They still believed the inspection should have been made to guarantee there are no nuclear weapons being built. Eventually, after extensive negotiations, agreement was reached that while not directly inspecting the centrifuges, the IAEA would inspect the composition of the gas entering and leaving the centrifuge. US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, stated in 2004 that he was "sure" that Brazil had no plans to develop nuclear weapons [2]. These pie-graphs showing the relative proportions of uranium-238 (blue) and uranium-235 (red) at different levels of enrichment. ...
The Zippe-type centrifuge is a device designed to collect Uranium-235. ...
There are parishes that have the name Resende: In Brazil Resende, Rio de Janeiro In Portugal Resende, a parish and a district Resende, a parish in the district of Paredes de Coura This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...
IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), established as an autonomous organization on July 29, 1957, seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
For the movie Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil, see Behind Enemy Lines II. For cosmic anisotropy, see Anisotropy#Physics. ...
Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field, encompassing all of space, composed of the electric field and the magnetic field. ...
External links
- Jornal da Ciência's article (in Portuguese)
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Military branches: Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (compulsory) Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 47,732,285 (2000 est. ...
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The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the aerial warfare branch of the Brazilian armed forces and one of the three national uniformed services. ...
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Brazilian Army in Haiti The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military. ...
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The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil) is the navy of Brazil. ...
Military history of Brazil • Military ranks of Brazil • Brazil and weapons of mass destruction • Brazilian Marine Corps • Brazilian Military Police The military history of Brazil comprises centuries of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Brazil, and the role of the Brazilian Armed Forces in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. ...
This article presents the insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military. ...
The Brazilian Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) is the third largest Marine Corps in the world. ...
A group of PolÃcia Militar troops from São Paulo In Brazil, the Military Police (Portuguese: PolÃcia Militar, or PM) is the name of the preventive state police forces in Brazil. ...
References - ^ Jornal da Ciência (In Portuguese)
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