Signatures of testing: On-site inspection technologies
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
This paper describes the phenomenology of nuclear explosions and technologies for their detection as relevant to On-Site Inspection (OSI) for a comprehensive test-ban (CTB). Our experience with the US nuclear test program which has been primarily carried out at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and in the Pacific Ocean. The goals of OSI are to resolve ambiguous events, reduce uncertainty, deter attempts at evasion, and provide responsive and technically competent means of confirming the occurrence of a nuclear explosion should deterrence fail. These goals would include finding evidence of an evasive nuclear explosion or evidence that the event was non-nuclear, such as an earthquake or large chemical explosion.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 93629
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-119213; CONF-950151-5; ON: DE95015890
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: NATO (ASI)/monitoring a comprehensive test ban treaty, Algrave (Portugal), 23 Jan - 2 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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