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                  <text>Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information

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ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT
It is agreed that the types of atomic information which may be
exchanged at their discretion between the Governments of the United
States and Canada under the Agreement for Co-operation Regarding Atomic
Information, of which this Annex is a part, will be limited to the
following;
1. Effects related to yield to be expected from the detonation of atomic weapons.
2.

Response of structures, equipment, and personnel to the
effects of atomic weapons, including damage or casualty
criteria.

3. Systems for analysis of the response of structures,
equipment and personnel to the effects of atomic weapons.
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Characteristics of atomic weapons including size, weight,
shape, yields, and fuzing options.

5. The general magnitude of the number of atomic weapons, by
types, yields and fuzing options which may be allocated in
support of joint Canada-United States plans for the defense
of North America; and the logistic aspects and storage
requirements of such weapons.
6.

Information regarding delivery systems, including tactics
and techniques, and duties of delivery crews as regards
weapons.

7.

Information required to determine aircraft compatibility for
atomic weapons, including instruments required for purposes
of in-flight'monitoring and check-out of atomic weapons.

8. Basic safety features of atomic weapons including disposal
of damaged or defective weapons.
9. Training of personnel in the employment of and defense
against atomic weapons. Requests for attendance of personnel
at schools, exercises and tests will be processed on an
individual basis.
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Information on the capabilities of potential enemy
nations for atomic warfare.

11.

Information regarding civil defense against atomic attacks.

12.

Information regarding military nuclear propulsion systems
for ships and aircraft.

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Information regarding military nuclear power plants.

14-• Information pertaining to the adaptation of commercial
reactors to military use.
15.

Information, including samples, on the amount and geographical
distribution of radioactive debris resulting from past and
future nuclear explosions.

16. Acoustic, seismic, electromagnetic, and other geophysical
data from nuclear explosions, provided they reveal only
general characteristics of weapons or devices.
17.

Time and locations of scheduled nuclear explosions.

Nothing in the Agreement is designed to preclude the transfer or
exchange of defense information which does not come under the provisions
of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
For the United States of America:

For Canada:

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