| ID | 127638 |
| Title Proper | Serious rules for nuclear power without proliferation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gilinsky, Victor ; Sokolski, Henry |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The authors propose five principles for addressing the major deficiencies of the current treaty-based approach to nonproliferation. These involve: effectively closing the door to withdrawals from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); defining which nuclear technologies fall within the NPT's "inalienable right" provision, so as to maintain a reasonable safety margin against possible military application; expansion of International Atomic Energy Agency inspections to include greater readiness to use its "special" inspection authority; creation of an NPT enforcement regime, to include a secretariat; and universalizing the NPT so as to apply to all states, while creating a path for current non-parties to come into compliance. There is no illusion here about the prospects for the adoption of this approach. At a minimum, the world needs to be frank about the gap between nuclear programs and current nonproliferation protection. Encouragement of greater use of nuclear power should be predicated on closing that gap. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol.21, No.1; March 2014: p.77-98 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation Review Vol.21, No.1; March 2014: p.77-98 |
| Key Words | Nuclear Energy ; Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - TNPNW ; International Atomic Energy Agency ; Nonproliferation ; Safeguards ; United States ; North Korea ; Iran ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Technologies ; International Security ; International Cooperation ; International Organization ; Nuclear Treaty |