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VERA, Nevia. Advancing ideas: a proposal for analysis of the development of nuclear technology in Argentina and Mexico (1950-1991). Foro int [online]. 2021, vol.61, n.1, pp.127-161.  Epub 21-Abr-2021. ISSN 0185-013X.  https://doi.org/10.24201/fi.v61i1.2660.

This article presents a process tracing-based comparative analysis of the nuclear programs in Argentina and Mexico between 1950 and 1991. It seeks to study the development of each case according to the possibility of implementing the idea of technological autonomy, based on their capacity for advancement as determined by three specific dimensions: the lateral autonomy of the main nuclear agency, the formation of strategic alliances with key intermediary actors, and a foreign policy in nuclear matters conducive to this goal.

Palavras-chave : Argentina; Mexico; nuclear technology; technological autonomy; ideas.