Transparency in nuclear arms: Toward a nuclear weapons register

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Arms Control Today

OSTI ID:45396

Mueller, H ^[1]

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1. Peace Research Institute, Frankfurt (Germany)

In his press conference to present a {open_quotes}10-point non-proliferation initiative{close_quotes} last December, German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel included a proposal calling for an international register for nuclear weapons, analogous to the UN Conventional Arms Register. When German diplomats explained the initiative to their allies in London, Paris and Washington, they were sharply rebuffed. Apparently the three nuclear-weapon states were strongly opposed to the idea and therefore discouraged Germany from pursuing it further in the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva, where the ad hoc group on transparency in armaments would be an appropriate forum for further discussion. Faced with these cold responses, German diplomats shelved the idea for the time being and concentrated on initiatives that promised better chances for agreement, such as the comprehensive test ban (CTB) treaty currently under discussion, a fissile material cutoff agreement and an international plutonium management regime.

• OSTI ID: 45396
• Journal Information: Arms Control Today, Journal Name: Arms Control Today Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 24; ISSN 0196-125X; ISSN ACOTEB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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