A Status Report on the CTBT Negotiations: A Look Forward to 1995,

Abstract

A Comprehensive Ban on Nuclear Testing has been a goal for decades with formal negotiations commencing in January of 1994. The most contentious issues are agreement on the scope of the treaty and the nature and scope of the proposed International Monitoring System. Further issues of concern are on-site inspection and entry-into-force. Without important compromises, it seems unlikely that the treaty will be ready for signature before the end of 1996; however, all of the nuclear weapons states have stated that they will be prepared to sign a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by that time. Thus we continue to be hopeful that a successful treaty will be completed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1995
Accession Number
ADP204403

Entities

People

  • Jay H. Norman

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Cold War
  • Inspection
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • Monitoring
  • Negotiations
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United Kingdom
  • Verification
  • Weapons

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.