Nuclear test ban monitoring: New requirements, new resources

Journal Article · Thu Feb 03 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.263.5147.634· OSTI ID:5162478

van der Vink, G E; Park, J

The authors of this article make the case for using open seismic networks in the monitoring of nuclear explosions for compliance with a global Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). These stations could be integrated with global communications networks to reduce the cost of monitoring for a CTBT. They would be multiuse stations not only for monitoring explosions but also for recording earthquake activity, assessment of seismic risk, and exploration of the earth's interior. Such networks now exist, but political aspects of negotiations for a CTBT have prevented them from being incorporated into the verification effort.

• OSTI ID: 5162478
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 263:5147; ISSN SCIEAS; ISSN 0036-8075
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
AGREEMENTS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
DETECTION
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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