Nuclear proliferation and arms control monitoring, detection, and verification : a national security priority : interim report / Committee on the Review of Capabilities for Detection, Verification, and Monitoring of Nuclear Weapons and Fissle Material, Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Policy and Global Affairs ; a consensus study report of The National Academies Press Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Review of Capabilities for Detection, Verification, and Monitoring of Nuclear Weapons and Fissle Material, author.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on International Security and Arms Control, author, issuing body.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs, author, issuing body.

Contributor:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on International Security and Arms Control, author, issuing body.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs, author, issuing body.

Series:

Consensus study report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear nonproliferation--Government policy.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

National security--United States.

National security.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2021]

Summary:

"At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection, and verification (MDV) enterprise and offers findings and recommendations related to technical MDV capabilities and research, development, test, and evaluation efforts, focused in particular on the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear test explosions, and arms control." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

1.1. Study Task

1.2. Report Scope and Organization

1.3. Current Security Challenges for Nonproliferation and Arms Control

1.4. Approaching MDV as a Key Priority

1.5. Overview of Roles and Responsibilities

References

2. Governance of the Mdv Enterprise

2.1. Policy, Operations, and RDT&E Integration

2.2. Stewardship of MDV Capabilities

2.3. Increasing RDT&E Efficacy and Innovation

3. Technical Mdv Capabilities and Research and Development

3.1. Research and Development Priorities

3.2. MDV for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

3.3. MDV for Nuclear Weapons Test Explosions

3.4. MDV for Arms Control

3.5. Cross-Cutting Technology: Leveraging Data

4. Conclusion

Appendix A Statement of Task

Appendix B List of Findings and Recommendations

Appendix C Summary of the Defense Science Board Task Force Report: Assessment of Nuclear Monitoring and Verification Technologies

Appendix D Summary of the 2018 Plan for Verification, Detection, and Monitoring of Nuclear Weapons and Fissile Material

Appendix E Table of Technology Readiness Levels

Appendix F NNSA DNN (NA-20) Organizational Chart

Appendix G MDV at the Department of Energy National Laboratories

Appendix H NNSA's Over the Horizon Initiative

Appendix I Example Charter for the National Security Council's External Advisory Board for Monitoring, Detection, and Verification Assessment

Appendix J Table of Relevant Technical and Program Reviews

Appendix K Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia

Appendix L Table of MDV R&D Technical Capabilities Needed for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Test Explosions, and Arms Control

Appendix M MDV R&D Priorities Listed in the NDRD Strategic Plan for FY 2020-2024

Appendix N Committee Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127).

ISBN:

9780309314343

0309314348

OCLC:

1246624754