Submarino com Propulsão Nuclear Brasileiro (SN-BR) o desafio de salvaguarda à luz do Programa Nuclear da Marinha

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence that comprehensive safeguards, as well as a possible Brazilian adherence to the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, may have on the Navy Nuclear Program (PNM) and the use of the SN-BR. It examines the strategic programs of the Brazilian nuclear sector, with emphasis on the PNM and the Submarine Development Program and takes a technical look at the characteristics of nuclear- powered submarines of the US and British Navies, contextualizing with the Brazilian Naval Military Doctrine. Then, the paper discusses the comprehensive safeguards, the importance of ABACC and the Quadripartite Agreement, the possibility of adherence to the Additional Protocol and analyses the possible impacts on the PNM and the employment of the SN-BR. The conclusion points to the need for Brazil to prepare for the new demands of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, in order to maintain sovereignty in the use and employment of the SN-BR.