International Atomic Energy Agency

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"THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE IAEA

This research paper deals with the changing role of the International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA) with particular reference to the problem of the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Its thesis is that the IAEA plays an important role in preventing the spread of such weapons, but that it labors under numerous handicaps, including inadequate funding, uncertain political direction and, in the case of the Iraqi inspections, internal mismanagement.

Basic Facts Concerning IAEA
Headquartered in Vienna, IAEA was founded in 1957 as an outgrowth of Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace Plan of 1953. Under its enabling statute, it was authorized to:
"establish and administer safeguards designed to ensure that ..."

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