AMAZON SURVEILLANCE Voice of America 18 September 1998 -- THE AMAZON SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM -- KNOWN AS SIVAM FROM ITS INITIALS IN PORTUGUESE -- WAS PROPOSED IN 1990, BUT BECAME BOGGED DOWN IN DEBATE OVER ITS NECESSITY AND FEASIBILITY. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN ON THE DRAWING BOARD FOR A LONG TIME, BUT ONLY NOW IS BECOMING A REALITY.
BRAZIL-NUCLEAR Voice of America 18 September 1998 -- BRAZIL HAS OFFICIALLY JOINED THE NUCLEAR NON PROLIFERATION TREATY AND THE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY.
