INMM Annual Meeting 1991 arms control today; An annual update

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States)

OSTI ID:5432942

Heaney, M F ^[1]

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1. Meridian Corp., Alexandria, VA (United States)

The past year has brought both major successes and disappointing delays in the arms control process. During this period, the additional verification protocols of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty were completed; the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Agreement and a US - Soviet Agreement on the Destruction of Chemical Weapons were both completed and await Congressional action. Despite these positive developments, progress in other fora has been slow. The START Treaty, burdened by its complexity and captive to Soviet internal instability and the US focus on the conflict in Iraq, struggles to survive endgame negotiations and a rigorous ratification process. CFE, despite its completion, was significantly delayed because of disputed Soviet data, and will not apparently be ratified in October of 1991. The US Open Skies initiative appears moribund, and attempts to conclude a multilateral Chemical Weapons Agreement continue to be frustrated by critical verification and policy issues. This paper presents a broad overview of ongoing arms control negotiations and developments over the past twelve months.

• OSTI ID: 5432942
• Report Number(s): CONF-910774-; CODEN: NUMMB
• Journal Information: Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States), Vol. 20; Conference: 32. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA (United States), 28-31 Jul 1991; ISSN 0362-0034
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
ARMS CONTROL
MEETINGS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY
REVIEWS
USA
USSR
VERIFICATION
AGREEMENTS
ASIA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOCUMENT TYPES
EXPLOSIVES
NORTH AMERICA
350100* - Arms Control- Policy
Negotiations
& Legislation- (1987-)
450100 - Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense- Chemical Explosions & Explosives