2. Norm Pressure
Results:
Year
Norm
Pressure
Score
Incidents (basis)
1975
6
US stopped fuel supply (but for apartheid reason)
1976
5
Nuclear reactor sales deal called off (apartheid)
1977
5
Expelled from IAEA Board of Governors, Carter threaten to terminate
HEU supply, (mandatory arms embargo on apartheid)
1978
6
NNP act enacted, Ambassador Smith advise NPT join, fuel embargo
1979
5
Rejected of IAEA key activities
1980 6 Fuel
embargo
1981
3 & 2
Botha meet Haig, US allow secret fuel supply
1982
5 & 2
Nuclear sales rejected, but dual end uses allowed
1983
1
Secretly hire US technicians
1984
1
Secretly hire US technicians
1985
6
Exports embargo, UN nuclear embargo
1986
6 & 2
(AAAct,) but allow uranium enrichment in US
1987
3
Z-plant negotiation bare fruit of Botha’s public announcement
1988
4
Attempt at expelling from IAEA failed
1989
1990
Operationalization: Six Levels of Norm Pressure:
Level
Indicators of Norm Pressure
Example
6
High
Uni/multi-lateral International Sanctions
Mandatory & Voluntary Embargos
NNP act
HEU embargo
5
Ostracizing from International Institutions
Break off of nuclear deals
IAEA board of governors
Terminating HEU supply
4
Rhetorical threat
Diplomatic pressure
Threatening to terminate HEU
supply
3
Diplomatic inducement & negotiation
Requesting NPT signature
Requesting IAEA inspections
2
Proclamation of nuclear nonproliferation
Relaxing of sanction
NPT establishment
Allowing sale of banned items
1
Low
Nuclear collaboration
Providing technical services
Making nuclear sales deal
“Atoms for Peace”
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