The Proposed Fissile-Material Production Cutoff: Next Steps.

Abstract

In September 1993 President Clinton announced that the United States will take a comprehensive approach to the growing global accumulation of fissile material. As an element of that approach, he proposed a multilateral convention banning the production of such material for nuclear explosives purposes or outside international safeguards. We examine and recommend next steps to the proposed convention. These negotiating steps or options are to further strengthen the worldwide control of weapon usable material. In addition, we analyze the political and economic obstacles that might hinder the negotiation of the recommended next steps, and suggest measures that would mitigate these obstacles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304720

Entities

People

  • Brian G. Chow
  • Gregory S. Jones
  • Richard H. Speier

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Economics
  • Explosives
  • Fissile Materials
  • Fissionable Materials
  • Governments
  • International Security
  • Light Water Reactors
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security