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Myanmar : Myanmar says it\'s ready to sign nuclear agreement
Publish Date : 22-Nov-2012
Little noticed in the warm glow of President Barack Obama\'s landmark visit to Myanmar was a significant concession that could shed light on whether that nation\'s powerful military pursued a clandestine nuclear weapons program, possibly with North Korea\'s help.
Myanmar announced it would sign an international agreement that would require it to declare all nuclear facilities and materials. Although it would be up to Myanmar to decide what to declare, it could provide some answers concerning its acquisition of dual-use machinery and military cooperation with Pyongyang that the US and other nations regard as suspect.
President Thein Sein\'s agreement to allow more scrutiny by UN nuclear inspectors suggests a willingness to go beyond democratic reforms that have improved relations with Washington and culminated in Mr Obama\'s visit this week, the first by a US president to the country also known as Burma.
David Albright and Andrea Stricker of the Institute for Science and International Security, a Washington-based nonproliferation group, said in an analysis it was a \"remarkable decision.\" \"This latest move by Burma is extremely positive for its ongoing push for openness about the nuclear issue and for building confidence and transparency with the international community,\" they wrote.
