At 11th Hour, New START Data Reaffirms Importance of Extending Treaty2020年10月1日
Just four months before the New START treaty is set to expire, the latest set of so-called aggregate data published by the State Department shows the…
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Crowdsourcing the Verification of Nuclear SafeguardsMarch 1, 2018
The possibility of mobilizing members of the public to collect information — “crowdsourcing” — to enhance verification of international nuclear safeguards is explored in a new…
Read moreMonitoring Nuclear Testing is Getting EasierJune 12, 2017
The ability to detect a clandestine nuclear explosion in order to verify a ban on nuclear testing and to detect violations has improved dramatically in the past two decades. There…
Read moreSeeking Verifiable Destruction of Nuclear WarheadsJuly 20, 2016
A longstanding conundrum surrounding efforts to negotiate reductions in nuclear arsenals is how to verify the physical destruction of nuclear warheads to the satisfaction of an opposing party without disclosing…
Read moreCrowd-Sourcing the Treaty Verification ProblemJuly 23, 2015
Verification of international treaties and arms control agreements such as the pending Iran nuclear deal has traditionally relied upon formal inspections backed by clandestine intelligence collection. But today, the widespread…
Read moreVerification Requirements for a Nuclear Agreement with IranSeptember 17, 2014
其中的一个main questions for U.S. government policymakers is what monitoring and verification measures and tools will be required by the United States, its allies, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure Iran’s nuclear program remains peaceful. FAS convened an independent task force to examine the technical and policy requirements to adequately verify a comprehensive or other sustained nuclear agreement with Iran. The report outlines nine recommendations for a successful monitoring and verification agreement with Iran.
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