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ID187496
Title ProperCompliance issues and the future of arms control
LanguageENG
AuthorIfft, Edward
Summary / Abstract (Note)Arms control has increasingly become threatened by compliance issues. Viewed individually, these issues might be expected and should not be cause for alarm. However, the list of agreements with unresolved issues has grown too long to ignore. The US State Department’s 2021 arms-control-compliance report calls attention to this problem. Recent casualties include the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the 1990 Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, and the 1992 Open Skies Treaty. Although the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty has been renewed, even the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is under stress because of the view, shared by many states, that there has been a failure to implement its key nuclear-disarmament obligation. Many are advocating a move to less formal arms-control arrangements that are politically but not legally binding. However, these bring their own set of compliance problems—in particular, lack of effective verification regimes and dispute-resolution mechanisms. The current approach to compliance issues is failing. These issues need more urgent, high-level attention if the world is to avoid this threat to international peace and security.
`In' analytical NoteNonproliferation Review Vol. 28, No.1-3; Feb-Jun 2021: p.165-175
Journal SourceNonproliferation Review Vol: 28 No 1-3
Key WordsArms Control ;  Verification ;  Compliance ;  Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty


 
 
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