Banning Fissile Material Production for Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for a Treaty (FMCT)

Abstract

On May 18, 2006, the United States proposed a draft Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva. The U.S. draft treaty, would enter into force with only the five established nuclear weapon states. It would ban new production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons for 15 years; could be extended only by consensus of the parties; would allow high-enriched uranium production for naval fuel; and contains no provisions for verification other than national technical means. The next step is for the CD to adopt a negotiating mandate, the prospects for which appear uncertain, given continued linkage by some states of FMCT negotiations with other disarmament talks. The CD meets again from July 31 to September 15. This report will be updated as necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 14, 2006
Accession Number
ADA453634

Entities

People

  • Andrew Demkee
  • Jill M. Parillo
  • Sharon Squassoni

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Fissile Materials
  • Fission
  • Fission Products
  • Fissionable Materials
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Production
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security