Information on "Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty"
February 2013
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20 Feb 2013
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
Author: Amy F Woolf, Mary B Nikitin, Paul K Kerr
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years. More on «Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements» -
12 Feb 2013
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
Author: Jonathan Medalia
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), rejected by the US Senate in 1999 and since taken up by the Obama Administration, with a stated goal of pursuing US ratification. More on «Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments»
October 2012
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22 Oct 2012
Does Iran Have an "Inalienable Right" to Enrich Uranium?
Author: Emily B Landau
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This policy brief argues that the right of Iran or any other non-nuclear state to pursue nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment activities, is not absolute. More on «Does Iran Have an "Inalienable Right" to Enrich Uranium?» -
Oct 2012
Multilateral Cooperation on Nonproliferation
Author: Jeffrey W Knopf
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
This paper provides a systematic comparative analysis of cooperative nonproliferation activities regarding nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons beyond the core treaties. More on «Multilateral Cooperation on Nonproliferation»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
The Path Towards Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy
Author: Douglas Townsend
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This article seeks to determine how integral the perceived convergence of US-Kazakh interests on key nuclear non-proliferation issues is to the bilateral relationship, and and the implications for the structure of the international anti-proliferation... More on «The Path Towards Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Science Diplomacy for Nuclear Security
Author: Micah D Lowenthal
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Although the Cold War is over, the variety of nuclear-related security threats has grown. More on «Science Diplomacy for Nuclear Security» -
Oct 2011
The CTBT: Verification and Deterrence
Author: John R Walker
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
This brief looks at the capabilities of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)'s verification regime and the role of that regime in deterring clandestine nuclear testing. More on «The CTBT: Verification and Deterrence»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Trust & Verify, Issue 134
Author: Sonia Drobysz, Rocío Escauriaza Leal
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
Articles in this issue examine recent changes in the IAEA safeguards regime, and the challenges and opportunities inherent in universalizing the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 134» -
Sep 2011
Agenda Issues Before the 2012 Conference on a WMD-Free Zone
Author: Paul Ingram
Publisher: British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
This is a personal summary of a Track 2 meeting in early September 2011 in Malta to discuss agenda issues surrounding the 2012 conference to consider a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East. More on «Agenda Issues Before the 2012 Conference on a WMD-Free Zone»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Verifying Multilateral Regimes: Uncertain Futures
Author: Yasemin Balci
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
‘Uncertain futures: where next for multilateral verification?’ brought together 50 participants from about 20 countries, and several intergovernmental organizations, to discuss the operation and future direction of multilateral verification. More on «Verifying Multilateral Regimes: Uncertain Futures»
