Research Required to Support Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Monitoring - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Commission On Geosciences, Environment And Resources; Panel On Basic Research Requirements In Support Of Comprehensive Test Ban Monitoring

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309058260 ISBN 13: 9780309058261

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1997

Synopsis

On September 24, 1996, President Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at the United Nations Headquarters. Over the next five months, 141 nations, including the four other nuclear weapon states—Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom—added their signatures to this total ban on nuclear explosions. To help achieve verification of compliance with its provisions, the treaty specifies an extensive International Monitoring System of seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasonic, and radionuclide sensors. This volume identifies specific research activities that will be needed if the United States is to effectively monitor compliance with the treaty provisions.

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Panel on Basic Research Requirements in Support of Comprehensive Test Ban Monitoring, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309058260
• ISBN 13: 9780309058261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150