| ID | 140981 |
| Title Proper | Making us disarmament commitments credible |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mount, Adam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | President Barack Obama's 2009 commitment to pursue a world without nuclear weapons struck some as incredible given political resistance to arms control treaties and unilateral reductions. This viewpoint describes steps that can demonstrate a commitment to nuclear disarmament that do not rely on warhead dismantlement. These steps include the collation and release of nuclear data; the renovation and construction of facilities to new transparency standards; and the selective modification of conventional weapon systems. The steps may make a disarmament agreement more likely by assuaging the difficulty the United States will have committing to a verification scheme, given its capacity to circumvent such a scheme. A more credible disarmament pledge could also secure substantial fiscal and diplomatic gains. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 21, No.3-4; Sep/Dec 2014: p.399-410 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation ReviewVol: 21 No 3-4 |
| Key Words | Disarmament ; Verification ; United States ; Dual-Use ; Transparency |