随着战争结束,英国与美国间的特殊关系“变得不再那么特殊”[12]。英国政府确信自己视之为英美共同发现的核技术会被美国政府共享[13],但魁北克协定的条目仍然处于保密中。美国国会的资深议员们在发现协定赋予英国使用核武器的否决权时陷入了震惊[14]。在1945年11月9日,英国新任首相克莱门特·艾德礼与加拿大首相威廉·莱昂·麦肯齐·金前往华盛顿特区,与杜鲁门一同商讨核武器与核能领域的未来合作[15][16]。他们签署了代替魁北克协定的意向备忘录,这份备忘录将加拿大作为全面合作伙伴,并且将征得核武器使用许可的义务削减为仅需进行协商[17]。三位首脑同意很快将在核能的军民用途上达成全面且有效的合作,但是英国方面很快失望了[18];美国清楚地表明了合作仅限于基础科学研究[19]。《1946年美国原子能法(英语:Atomic Energy Act of 1946)》结束了技术性合作。该草案对“限制性资料”的控制组织了美国的盟友接受任何相关信息[20]。
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