Opening remarks for panel discussion on ''clarifying the role of the IAEA''

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Nucl. Mater. Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6656466

Parsick, R J

The IAEA is part of a larger picture conducive to non-proliferation. The IAEA helps to set and maintain an environment in which the vast number of States advocate nonproliferation and allow and cooperate with inspections in loco and in which individual States do not advocate acquiring nuclear weapons. This international norm of behaviour with respect to non-proliferation provides a clear distinction between those States which have accepted safeguards on all present and future nuclear activities, those which have accepted safeguards only on all present nuclear activities and those which have accepted safeguards on only some of their present nuclear activities. Those very few States, if any, which might consider violating their safeguards agreements are deterred from doing so because many of the diversion possibilities and concealment methods, especially those which would be otherwise relatively easy for a potential divertor to use, cannot be attempted without a significant probability of early detection by the IAEA safeguards system. The combination of the genuine interests of individual States to forego nuclear weapons, States' acceptance of treaty obligations and of safeguards agreements, and the IAEA's safeguards activities contributes to the successful regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

• Research Organization: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
• OSTI ID: 6656466
• Report Number(s): CONF-830709-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage.; (United States) Journal Volume: 12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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