Other short titles | Nuclear Antiproliferation Act |
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Long title | An Act to provide for more efficient and effective control over the proliferation of nuclear explosive capability. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | NNPA, NAPA |
Enacted by | the 95th United States Congress |
Effective | March 10, 1978 |
Citations | |
Public law | 95-242 |
Statutes at Large | 92 Stat. 120 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse |
U.S.C. sections created | 22 U.S.C. ch. 47 § 3201 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, 22 U.S.C. § 3201, is a United States federal law declaring that nuclear explosive devices pose a perilous threat to the security interests of the United States and continued international progress towards world peace and the development of nations.
The H.R. 8638 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on March 10, 1978.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act provided several policy elements for the control and limitations of nuclear technology.
Amendments and revisions to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.