A Conversation with George Bunn
2.4 – Article III, Paragraphs 1 & 2 (11:02)
Supplemental Information
Clinton administration (1993 – 2001).
Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) when it opened for signature in 1996. In 1999 the U.S. Senate failed to ratify the Treaty.
The United States passed Additional Protocol implementing legislation in December 2006.
NPT Article X, Para. 2:
“Twenty-five years after the entry in to force of the Treaty, a conference shall be convened to decide whether the Treaty shall continue in force indefinitely, or shall be extended for an additional fixed period or periods. This decision shall be taken by a majority of the Parties to the Treaty.”
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Information Circular (INFCIRC) 153, Para. 28:
“The Agreement should provide that the objective of safeguards is the timely detection of diversion of significant quantities of nuclear material from peaceful nuclear activities to the manufacture of nuclear weapons or of other nuclear explosive devices or for purposes unknown, and deterrence of such diversion by the risk of early detection.”
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