00:00so if you don't have a one two three agreement you're really limiting yourselves to one type
00:05of technology and i think it's very clear when you have only one choice of who you buy from
00:12you're unlikely to get the best possible price so i think this is something that makes a huge
00:16amount of sense for malaysia u.s ambassador edgar d kagan says malaysia will gain significantly from
00:22a formal partnership with washington on nuclear technology as putrajaya explores a strategic
00:28shift towards sustainable energy in an exclusive interview with smt kagan explained that under us
00:34law nuclear exports to foreign countries are prohibited without what's known as a one two three
00:39agreement under section one two three up the u.s atomic energy act of 1954 countries importing
00:44american nuclear technology must commit in writing to washington's non-proliferation safeguards and
00:50provide various legal assurances including that the materials will be used only for peaceful purposes
00:55the u.s will not allow u.s technology to be sold to countries that don't have what's called a one
01:02two three agreement with the united states and what a one two three agreement does is it doesn't lock
01:07countries in to buying from the united states but it is necessary in order to buy from many other
01:13countries that provide nuclear technology he added that the one two three agreement was about ensuring
01:18that malaysia had choices as it goes forward in pursuit of nuclear technology in view of competing offers
01:24from the likes of china and russia in july malaysia and the u.s signed a memorandum of understanding on
01:30strategic civil nuclear cooperation a move foreign minister muhammad hassan described as a significant
01:36milestone in advancing energy security and sustainable development danish racha reza fmt
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