Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5030.14
August 17, 2011
Incorporating Change 1, September 28, 2012
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SUBJECT: Disclosure of Atomic Information to Foreign Governments and Regional Defense
Organizations
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues DoD Directive 5030.14 (Reference (a)) as a DoD
Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (b)) to:
a. Establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures governing disclosures of
atomic information to foreign governments and regional defense organizations.
b. Continue authorization of the Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group (JAIEG).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Does NOT apply to disclosures of non-atomic classified information, which are addressed
in DoD Directive 5230.11 (Reference (c)).
c. Does NOT apply to disclosures of U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion information to the United
Kingdom, which is handled separately and is directed by the joint Department of Energy
(DOE)/U.S. Navy naval nuclear propulsion program, pursuant to the U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defence
Agreement (Reference (d)).
d. Does NOT apply to disclosures related to nuclear threat reduction and associated activities
which are handled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of
Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation, pursuant to Reference (d).
