ID | 095269 |
Title Proper | Playing the nuclear game |
Other Title Information | Pakistan and the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty |
Language | ENG |
Author | Mian, Zia ; Nayyar, A H |
Publication | 2010. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since May 2009, Pakistan, largely alone, has blocked the start of international talks on a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT) at the 65-member Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva.[1] The treaty would ban the production of fissile materials for weapons purposes; fissile materials, namely plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU), are the key ingredients in nuclear weapons. Pakistan has prevented these negotiations despite having accepted last year a CD program of work that included an FMCT. |
`In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol. 40, No. 3; Apr 2010: p.17-24 |
Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol. 40, No. 3; Apr 2010: p.17-24 |
Key Words | Nuclear Game ; Pakistan ; Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty ; Nuclear Weapons ; India ; Conference on Disarmament ; Geneva ; FMCT |