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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