Fissile Material Negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament (Version 2) V. 1

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1 Fissile Material Negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament (Version 2) 1 (2011)

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Conference on Disarmament
Version 2
updated February 2011
Contents
Foreword. . ........................ . . . . . 3
1. Background.......................... . . . . 4
1.1 A mandate to negotiate in the Conference on Disarmament a ban
on the production of fissile material........ . . . . . . . 4
1.2 The Shannon Mandate................. . . . . . . 4
1.3 Disagreement over the CD's annual programme of work . . . . . 6
1.4 Dealing with linkages among items on the programme of work . . 6
1.5 Negotiation versus discussion.......... . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Coordinators instead of Working Groups...... . . . . . . . 8
1.7 Outcomes: treaties or lesser instruments?.... . . . . . . . . 8
1.8 Breakthrough................... . . . . . . . . . 9
1.9 Return to the Shannon Mandate......... . . . . . . . . 10
2. Objectives, elements and characteristics of a fissile material treaty . 12
2.1 Possible objectives ...... ....................... 12
2.2 Elements of a treaty: questions of scope . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2.1 Design choices ...... ...................... 13
2.2.2 Managing excess ..... ..................... 15
2.2.3 Future production.......................... 15
2.2.4 Stockpiles...... ......................... 15
2.3 Definitions ....... ........................... 16
2.4 Verification....... ........................... 18
2.4.1 Verification mechanisms within the treaty... . . . . . 18
2.4.2 Verification mechanisms alongside the treaty . . . . . . . 19
2.4.3 Alternative verification mechanisms and approaches . . . 20
2.4.4 Costs of verification............ . . . . . . . . 21
2.5 Entry into force................. . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 Review. . ...................... . . . . 22
2.7 Compliance................. . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.8 Amendment.................. . . . . . . . . . 22
3. Possible negotiating scenarios............ . . . . . . . . 23
3.1 Other approaches to the negotiations......... . . . . . 24
4. Conclusion. . ..................... . . . . . . 25
Annex A: Relevant CD documents............. . . . . . . . 27
Annex B: Bibliography.................. . . . . . . . . 31

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