Editing Nuclear proliferation (section)

===International Atomic Energy Agency===
{{Main|International Atomic Energy Agency}}

The IAEA was established on 29 July 1957 to help nations develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Allied to this role is the administration of safeguards arrangements to provide assurance to the international community that individual countries are honoring their commitments under the treaty. Though established under its own international treaty, the IAEA reports to both the [[United Nations General Assembly]] and the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]].

The IAEA regularly inspects civil nuclear facilities to verify the accuracy of documentation supplied to it. The agency checks inventories, and samples and analyzes materials. Safeguards are designed to deter a diversion of nuclear material by increasing the risk of early detection. They are complemented by controls on the export of sensitive technology from countries such as the UK and the United States through voluntary bodies such as the [[Nuclear Suppliers Group]]. The main concern of the IAEA is that uranium not be enriched beyond what is necessary for commercial civil plants, and that [[plutonium]] which is produced by [[nuclear reactor]]s not be refined into a form that would be suitable for bomb production.