The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty : technical issues for the United States / Committee on Reviewing and Updating Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ; Policy and Global Affairs ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reviewing and Updating Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

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National Research Council (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780309149990
0309149991
128038011X
9781280380112

Other title:

CTBT--technical issues for the U.S [Running title]

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.DDC classification:

355.8/25119/0973 23

LOC classification:

U264.3 .N366 2012

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Contents:

Safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile -- Technical monitoring capabilities and challenges -- Sustaining U.S. technical capabilities under the CTBT -- Potential technical advances from nuclear-explosion testing -- Complete list of findings and recommendations.

Summary: This report reviews and updates the 2002 National Research Council report, Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This report also assesses various topics, including: the plans to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile without nuclear-explosion testing; the U.S. capability to detect, locate, and identify nuclear explosions; commitments necessary to sustain the stockpile and the U.S. and international monitoring systems; and potential technical advances countries could achieve through evasive testing and unconstrained testing. Sustaining these technical capabilities will require action by the National Nuclear Security Administration, with the support of others, on a strong scientific and engineering base maintained through a continuing dynamic of experiments linked with analysis, a vigorous surveillance program, adequate ratio of performance margins to uncertainties. This report also emphasizes the use of modernized production facilities and a competent and capable workforce with a broad base of nuclear security expertise.

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This report reviews and updates the 2002 National Research Council report, Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This report also assesses various topics, including: the plans to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile without nuclear-explosion testing; the U.S. capability to detect, locate, and identify nuclear explosions; commitments necessary to sustain the stockpile and the U.S. and international monitoring systems; and potential technical advances countries could achieve through evasive testing and unconstrained testing. Sustaining these technical capabilities will require action by the National Nuclear Security Administration, with the support of others, on a strong scientific and engineering base maintained through a continuing dynamic of experiments linked with analysis, a vigorous surveillance program, adequate ratio of performance margins to uncertainties. This report also emphasizes the use of modernized production facilities and a competent and capable workforce with a broad base of nuclear security expertise.