Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
7 - Verification
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2021
Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
From the earliest days of the nuclear age, the issue of verification has plagued efforts to restrain the development, testing, and deployment of nuclear weapons and to ensure their destruction. It continues to do so. Especially sensitive are on-site inspections, but they have proved their worth in disarmament treaties since the 1980s and the last years of the Cold War. This chapter looks at verification thematically, by reference to testing, non-proliferation, disarmament, and deployment of nuclear weapons.
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- Nuclear WeaponsLaw, Policy, and Practice, pp. 174 - 197Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021