It was constructed as part of the Japanese atomic program.

Due to Fuchs's position in the atomic program, he had access to most, if not all, of the material Moscow desired.

Plans for an atomic program were scaled back in 1997 due to the discovery of the Natuna gas field, but have been revived since 2005.

Its original mission was to train skilled personnel for the Soviet military and atomic programs.

Administration officials praised Pakistan for slowing some aspects of the atomic program that trouble American analysts.

Iran denies the charges, saying that it is pursuing a civilian atomic programme designed to meet its energy needs.

Every country that has had atomic programs has been left with the difficult task of recovering the byproducts and waste.

North Korea is not, unfortunately, offering to abandon its atomic programme and to invest instead in renewable forms of energy.

This clearly shows the real intentions of the Iranian atomic programme; if they were solely peaceful, there would be no need to hide them.

China, in a break with the past, agreed to greater openness in sharing information about its atomic programs.