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1.0 Retrospective on the Nonproliferation Treaty

A Conversation with Ambassador Roland Timerbaev

     Vienna, Austria · May 2007

 

1.1 Introductions (3:16)

1.2 The 1940s and Dawn of the Nuclear Age (4:45)

Subtopics: International control of nuclear energy; UN Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC)

1.3 Atoms for Peace (13:44)

Subtopics: Early nuclear industrial development and application of safeguards;  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Statute, Article XII; the German question

1.4 NPT Articles I & II (3:27)

Subtopics: 18-nation Disarmament Committee (ENDC); NPT Articles I & II

1.5 NPT Article III (4:33)

Subtopics: “Equivalent safeguards” and Euratom

1.6 Weapons States & Safeguards (8:48)

Subtopics: Early Article III negotiations; Voluntary Offer Agreements (VOAs); Angarsk; NPT Article VI

1.7 The Application of Safeguards (10:22)

Subtopics: “Strategic points”; IAEA Additional Protocol; NPT Article IV and fuel-cycle capabilities

1.8 Concluding Remarks (10:35)

Subtopics: NPT challenges and threats; nuclear weapons and the human factor; NPT Article X; dual-use character of nuclear energy


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Foundations of International Safeguards

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National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

With Support from:

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)