Cheaters beware

For almost three years, representatives from more than 40 nations met in a cavernous chamber of the little-known Palais des Nations in Geneva, negotiating the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. They labored over membership obligations, rules for entry into force and compliance and the politically sensit...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inBulletin of the atomic scientists Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 28 - 35
Main Authors Dahlman, Ola, Mackby, Jenifer, Mykkeltveit, Svein, Haak, Hein
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science 01.01.2002
Subjects
Arms limitation
Atomic weapons
Bans
Electronic monitoring
International cooperation
International security
Negotiation
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear tests
Testing
Treaties
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:For almost three years, representatives from more than 40 nations met in a cavernous chamber of the little-known Palais des Nations in Geneva, negotiating the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. They labored over membership obligations, rules for entry into force and compliance and the politically sensitive question of verification. While some argue that a nuclear test ban is not verifiable, the test ban treaty's monitoring system of 321 stations, now well on the way to completion, is looking good.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0096-3402
1938-3282
DOI:10.2968/058001011