International verification of nuclear disarmament

Conference · Fri Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:61422

Shea, T E ^[1]

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1. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

In view of the obligations on all states party to the NPT to establish strict and effective international controls in relation to the elimination of nuclear arsenals, four questions are posed regarding when to begin, what to verify, how to organize the verification and when to rationalize disarmament with non-proliferation obligations. Four measures related to nuclear material controls are described as constituting the elements of such a system, which could be combined with other disarmament-related verification efforts, such as a comprehensive test ban treaty. The four nuclear material controls are international management of Pu/HEU from military inventories, a production cutoff of fissile materials for military use, mandated ceilings on military inventories of Pu/HEU and synchronized reductions, and verification of the dismantling and destruction of warheads.

• OSTI ID: 61422
• Report Number(s): CONF-930749--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
35 ARMS CONTROL
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
ARMS CONTROL
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
IMPLEMENTATION
INVENTORIES
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT
ORGANIZING
PLUTONIUM
PRODUCTION
TRITIUM
VERIFICATION