| ID | 152052 |
| Title Proper | Brief word of encouragement |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hoffmann, Wolfgang |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After participating in the negotiations on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, I was elected the first executive secretary of the organization and started my work in 1997. At that time, we hoped that the treaty would enter into force only a few years after the International Monitoring System would be working. But today, twenty years after opening for signature, we are still waiting. The reason is a rather complicated formula for entry into force: all states with nuclear capabilities at the time of the treaty's negotiation must ratify. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 23, No.3-4; Jun-Jul 2016: p.251 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation Review Vol: 23 No 3-4 |
| Key Words | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ; Word of Encouragement |