US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948
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The US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 was a postwar agreement that redefined and limited nuclear cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom, replacing the broader World War II–era arrangements on atomic collaboration.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1948 US–UK Modus Vivendi | 1 |
| US-UK Modus Vivendi | 1 |
| US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 canonical | 1 |
| US–UK nuclear Modus Vivendi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 Context triple: [Quebec Agreement, supersededBy, US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948]
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A.
UKUSA Agreement
The UKUSA Agreement is a post-World War II multilateral intelligence-sharing pact, originally between the US and UK, that underpins the global signals intelligence alliance now known as the Five Eyes.
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B.
Windsor Agreement
The Windsor Agreement is a post-Brexit deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union that revises the Northern Ireland Protocol to ease trade frictions while preserving an open border on the island of Ireland.
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C.
London Agreement of 8 August 1945
The London Agreement of 8 August 1945 was an international treaty between the Allied powers that established the legal basis and procedures for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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D.
London Memorandum of Understanding (1954)
The London Memorandum of Understanding (1954) was an agreement between Italy, Yugoslavia, the United States, and the United Kingdom that provisionally settled the status and administration of the Free Territory of Trieste and its surrounding border areas after World War II.
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E.
London Declaration of 1949
The London Declaration of 1949 was a pivotal agreement that reshaped the British Commonwealth into the modern Commonwealth of Nations by allowing republics to remain members while recognizing the British monarch as a symbolic Head of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 Target entity description: The US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 was a postwar agreement that redefined and limited nuclear cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom, replacing the broader World War II–era arrangements on atomic collaboration.
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A.
UKUSA Agreement
The UKUSA Agreement is a post-World War II multilateral intelligence-sharing pact, originally between the US and UK, that underpins the global signals intelligence alliance now known as the Five Eyes.
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B.
Windsor Agreement
The Windsor Agreement is a post-Brexit deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union that revises the Northern Ireland Protocol to ease trade frictions while preserving an open border on the island of Ireland.
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C.
London Agreement of 8 August 1945
The London Agreement of 8 August 1945 was an international treaty between the Allied powers that established the legal basis and procedures for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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D.
London Memorandum of Understanding (1954)
The London Memorandum of Understanding (1954) was an agreement between Italy, Yugoslavia, the United States, and the United Kingdom that provisionally settled the status and administration of the Free Territory of Trieste and its surrounding border areas after World War II.
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E.
London Declaration of 1949
The London Declaration of 1949 was a pivotal agreement that reshaped the British Commonwealth into the modern Commonwealth of Nations by allowing republics to remain members while recognizing the British monarch as a symbolic Head of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral international agreement
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nuclear cooperation agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1948 US–UK Modus Vivendi
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linked to:
US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948
US-UK Modus Vivendi ⓘ
linked to:
US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948
US–UK nuclear Modus Vivendi ⓘ
linked to:
US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948
|
| appliesTo |
civilian atomic energy cooperation
ⓘ
military uses of atomic energy ⓘ |
| category |
1948 in international relations
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Nuclear history of the United Kingdom ⓘ Nuclear history of the United States ⓘ United Kingdom–United States relations ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-American relations
|
| characteristic | more restrictive than wartime atomic agreements ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 1948 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | contributed to the partial separation of US and UK nuclear programs ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
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postwar reorganization of Allied nuclear collaboration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | restricted transfer of nuclear information from the United States to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalNature | executive agreement ⓘ |
| limited | scope of nuclear cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precedes | later US–UK nuclear agreements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define conditions for continued but limited nuclear cooperation
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to replace broad wartime atomic collaboration with a more restricted framework ⓘ |
| redefined | US–UK nuclear cooperation ⓘ |
| regulates |
sharing of classified nuclear information
ⓘ
technical collaboration on atomic weapons ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo–American atomic diplomacy
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US–UK nuclear relations ⓘ postwar control of atomic energy ⓘ |
| replaced | World War II–era US–UK atomic collaboration arrangements ⓘ |
| signatoryParty |
Government of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
UK government
Government of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| subjectMatter |
atomic energy cooperation
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exchange of nuclear information ⓘ nuclear weapons information ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War II period ⓘ |
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Subject: US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 Description of subject: The US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948 was a postwar agreement that redefined and limited nuclear cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom, replacing the broader World War II–era arrangements on atomic collaboration.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: US–UK Modus Vivendi of 1948