HIS344Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Enriched Uranium, Start Ii
Document Summary
The decline & fall of the soviet empire. 1992, us, russia, france, gb suspend all nuclear tests, call for comprehensive test ban treaty to bring a permanent end to practice. 1999, us declined to ratify comprehensive test ban treaty (ctbt) 5 nuclear and 160 nonnuclear voted to extend treaty indefinitely. Unfair for five nuclear powers to retain their weapons while prohibiting others from acquiring. 1998, india & pakistan repudiated non-proliferation principle, conducted nuclear tests. 1996, completed transfer of satellite weapons to ussr. 1994, us deal to convert highly enriched uranium to low- enriched uranium. Concern that employees would be incentivized to be corrupt. Financed russian research centers to hire former employees of nuclear weapons industry. Reduce strategic warheads to below 3,500 by 2003. Made worse by dramatic decline of russia"s economy. Unrestricted, short-notice inspections to verify compliance with the convention. Prohibited production and possession of germ warfare agents. Develop a set of legally binding and effective inspection procedures.
