United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

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The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission was a post–World War II UN body established to address the international control of atomic energy and nuclear weapons, including consideration of proposals like the Baruch Plan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body
international commission
appliesToJurisdiction world
consideredProposal Baruch Plan
consideredProposal Gromyko Plan
country United Nations
createdBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1(I)
dissolved 1952
endTime 1952
fieldOfWork arms control
international security
nuclear nonproliferation
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasEffect contributed to the development of international nuclear governance concepts
influenced later nuclear arms control negotiations
hasTask eliminate atomic weapons from national armaments
ensure the use of atomic energy only for peaceful purposes
make recommendations on safeguards against misuse of atomic energy
propose measures for the control of atomic energy
headquartersLocation New York City
United States
inception 1946
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
mainSubject atomic energy
disarmament
international control of atomic energy
nuclear weapons
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations system
presentedBy Soviet Union
United States
reasonForAbolition Cold War disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union
replacedBy United Nations Disarmament Commission
reportedTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council
significantEvent debate over veto power in atomic energy control
failure to reach agreement on international control of atomic energy
startTime January 1946

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Baruch Plan for international control of atomic energy presentedTo United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch Plan for international control of atomic energy proposedCreationOf International Atomic Development Authority
linked to: United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch Plan for international control of atomic energy relatedTo United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations Disarmament Commission predecessor Atomic Energy Commission
linked to: United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
International Conference on the Statute of the IAEA relatedTo UN Atomic Energy Commission
linked to: United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Lake Success, New York hostedOrganization United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Acheson–Lilienthal Report proposedCreationOf international atomic development authority
linked to: United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Acheson–Lilienthal Report relatedTo United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Commission for Conventional Armaments follows United Nations Atomic Energy Commission