Nuclear Tests:

Sanctions Under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994

SANCTIONS FOR NUCLEAR DETONATIONS OR TRANSFERS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
(Sec. 826-a)

If...

... the President determines that any county, after 4/30/94, (A) transfers to a non-nuclear-weapon state a nuclear explosive device, (B) is a non-nuclear-weapon state and either -- (i) receives a nuclear explosive device, or (ii) detonates a nuclear explosive device,

Then...

. . the President shall forthwith impose the following sanctions:

(A) The United States Government shall terminate assistance to that country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except for humanitarian assistance or food or other agricultural commodities.

(B) The United States Government shall terminate -

(i) sales to that country under this Act of any defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services, and (ii) licenses for the export to that country of any item on the United States Munitions List.

(C) The United States Government shall terminate all foreign military financing for that country under this Act.

(D) The United States Government shall deny to that country any credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except that the sanction of this subparagraph shall not apply --

(i) to any transaction subject to the reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (relating to congressional oversight of intelligence activities), or (ii) to humanitarian assistance.

(E) The United Sates Government shall oppose, in accordance with section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d), the extension of any loan or financial or technical assistance to that country by any international financial institution.

(F) The United States Government shall prohibit any United States bank from making any loan or providing any credit to the government of that country, except for loans or credits for the purpose of purchasing food or other agricultural commodities.

(G) The authorities of section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall be used to prohibit exports to that country of specific goods and technology (excluding food and other agricultural commodities), except that such prohibition shall not apply to any transaction subject to the reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (relating to congressional oversight of intelligence activities).

Waiver:

[None]. The President may delay the sanction for 30 days.

The NPPA created sec. 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, which contains these sanctions.

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