"CTBT@20:" an uneasy anniversary. Issue 3 (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Istrate, Cristian
• Is Part Of: Nonproliferation review. Volume 23:Issue 3/4(2016)
• Page Start: 357
• Page End: 361
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty -- civil society -- diplomacy -- track-two diplomacy; 327.17405
• DOI: 10.1080/10736700.2016.1261842
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-6700

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The June 13, 2016, ministerial meeting of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organization marked the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the treaty and the establishment of the commission. The ministerial sent a strong signal of political support for and commitment to the treaty. Ministers noted with appreciation the organization's achievements related to the detection and deterrence of nuclear-test explosions while also regretting the delay in ratification by the Annex II states. The ministerial emphasized, as the key parameters of the future strategy, the importance of a multilayered approach, including the importance of track-two diplomacy and the use of communication technology that did not exist twenty years ago.