Nuclear Suppliers Group
international organization
Also known as: NSG
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), voluntary association of 48 countries that are capable of exporting and transporting civilian nuclear technology and that have pledged to conduct the transfer of this technology under mutually agreed guidelines. The ultimate purpose of the NSG’s guidelines is to prevent civilian nuclear material, equipment, and technology from reaching countries that might use it to construct nuclear weapons. Member states of the NSG are expected to refuse to export nuclear or nuclear-related...