Schlüsselwörter
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, NPT, Verification,
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Schlüsselwörter
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, NPT, Verification,
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Schlüsselwörter
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, NPT, Verification,
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Schlüsselwörter
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, NPT, Verification,
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Kurzbeschreibung
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Over the last decade, the term ‘irreversibility’ has entered the lexicon of nuclear disarmament. It was introduced into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework at the NPT’s 2000 Review Conference—both as a practical measure applying to nuclear material no longer needed for military purposes and as a general disarmament principle. This concept of irreversibility was ushered into the multilateral process seeking to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and found its way into diverse multilateral documents. It is steadily becoming a mainstream notion, often appearing alongside mentions of verification and transparency.Yet, whereas the issues of verification and transparency have been the subject of numerous studies, assessments and proposals regarding implementation, the concept of irreversibility has undergone very little scrutiny and remains largely understudied. No agreed-upon definition of what it means and what it entails exists. It remains vague and may even mean different things to different people. As a result, the practical utility of this concept in supporting nuclear disarmament remains limited. Its potential seems to have been far from fully explored. It is with these elements in mind that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) set out to further the concept of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament, at both the theoretical and practical levels.The FDFA commissioned two studies on irreversibility in nuclear disarmament. VERTIC developed a study focusing on the conceptual, technical and operational aspects of the question. SIPRI drafted a study addressing the political, societal, legal and military-technical dimensions of the issue.The aim of these studies is to make up for some of the shortfall surrounding the concept ofirreversibility. Their aim is to stimulate thought, debate and action, to challenge readers and tointroduce new approaches and options.
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Kurzbeschreibung
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Over the last decade, the term ‘irreversibility’ has entered the lexicon of nuclear disarmament. It was introduced into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework at the NPT’s 2000 Review Conference—both as a practical measure applying to nuclear material no longer needed for military purposes and as a general disarmament principle. This concept of irreversibility was ushered into the multilateral process seeking to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and found its way into diverse multilateral documents. It is steadily becoming a mainstream notion, often appearing alongside mentions of verification and transparency.Yet, whereas the issues of verification and transparency have been the subject of numerous studies, assessments and proposals regarding implementation, the concept of irreversibility has undergone very little scrutiny and remains largely understudied. No agreed-upon definition of what it means and what it entails exists. It remains vague and may even mean different things to different people. As a result, the practical utility of this concept in supporting nuclear disarmament remains limited. Its potential seems to have been far from fully explored. It is with these elements in mind that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) set out to further the concept of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament, at both the theoretical and practical levels.The FDFA commissioned two studies on irreversibility in nuclear disarmament. VERTIC developed a study focusing on the conceptual, technical and operational aspects of the question. SIPRI drafted a study addressing the political, societal, legal and military-technical dimensions of the issue.The aim of these studies is to make up for some of the shortfall surrounding the concept ofirreversibility. Their aim is to stimulate thought, debate and action, to challenge readers and tointroduce new approaches and options.
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Kurzbeschreibung
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Over the last decade, the term ‘irreversibility’ has entered the lexicon of nuclear disarmament. It was introduced into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework at the NPT’s 2000 Review Conference—both as a practical measure applying to nuclear material no longer needed for military purposes and as a general disarmament principle. This concept of irreversibility was ushered into the multilateral process seeking to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and found its way into diverse multilateral documents. It is steadily becoming a mainstream notion, often appearing alongside mentions of verification and transparency.Yet, whereas the issues of verification and transparency have been the subject of numerous studies, assessments and proposals regarding implementation, the concept of irreversibility has undergone very little scrutiny and remains largely understudied. No agreed-upon definition of what it means and what it entails exists. It remains vague and may even mean different things to different people. As a result, the practical utility of this concept in supporting nuclear disarmament remains limited. Its potential seems to have been far from fully explored. It is with these elements in mind that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) set out to further the concept of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament, at both the theoretical and practical levels.The FDFA commissioned two studies on irreversibility in nuclear disarmament. VERTIC developed a study focusing on the conceptual, technical and operational aspects of the question. SIPRI drafted a study addressing the political, societal, legal and military-technical dimensions of the issue.The aim of these studies is to make up for some of the shortfall surrounding the concept ofirreversibility. Their aim is to stimulate thought, debate and action, to challenge readers and tointroduce new approaches and options.
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Kurzbeschreibung
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Over the last decade, the term ‘irreversibility’ has entered the lexicon of nuclear disarmament. It was introduced into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework at the NPT’s 2000 Review Conference—both as a practical measure applying to nuclear material no longer needed for military purposes and as a general disarmament principle. This concept of irreversibility was ushered into the multilateral process seeking to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and found its way into diverse multilateral documents. It is steadily becoming a mainstream notion, often appearing alongside mentions of verification and transparency.Yet, whereas the issues of verification and transparency have been the subject of numerous studies, assessments and proposals regarding implementation, the concept of irreversibility has undergone very little scrutiny and remains largely understudied. No agreed-upon definition of what it means and what it entails exists. It remains vague and may even mean different things to different people. As a result, the practical utility of this concept in supporting nuclear disarmament remains limited. Its potential seems to have been far from fully explored. It is with these elements in mind that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) set out to further the concept of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament, at both the theoretical and practical levels.The FDFA commissioned two studies on irreversibility in nuclear disarmament. VERTIC developed a study focusing on the conceptual, technical and operational aspects of the question. SIPRI drafted a study addressing the political, societal, legal and military-technical dimensions of the issue.The aim of these studies is to make up for some of the shortfall surrounding the concept ofirreversibility. Their aim is to stimulate thought, debate and action, to challenge readers and tointroduce new approaches and options.
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Auftragnehmer
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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Belastetes Budget
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Directorate of Political Affairs
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Gesetzliche Grundlage
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Artikel 170 der Bundesverfassung zur WirksamkeitsüberprüfungArticle 170 de la Constitution fédérale relatif à l’évaluation de l’efficacitéArticolo 170 della Costituzione federale sulla verifica dell‘efficaciaArticle 170 of the Swiss Federal Constitution on the evaluation of effectiveness
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Impressum
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Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities
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Auskunft
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Division for Security Policy
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