Issue 10: August 2007
This special issue of CTBTO Spectrum focuses on the political importance of early entry into force leading up to the Article XIV Conference and the many challenges arising when building a global verification system. World-renowned personalities, such as United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon and Dr Hans Blix, former Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, give their views on the significance of the CTBT. Their contributions are complemented by a special feature analysis by Dr Rebecca Johnson, Director of the Acronym Institute, and a respected voice from the non-governmental community.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: | Page | |
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Editorial | 2 | [PDF] |
Global status of signatures and ratifications | 3 | [PDF] |
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: | ||
Why ratify? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s views on the CTBT |
4 | [PDF] |
COVER STORY: | ||
CTBT: going the last mile to banish nuclear weapons testing by Dr. Hans Blix |
6 | [PDF] |
NOTES AND QUOTES: | ||
2007 Article XIV Conference: sending powerful signals for CTBT ’s entry into force by Ambassador Jaap Ramaker |
8 | [PDF] |
History and mechanism of the Article XIV Conferences by Dr Andrea Wurm |
9 | [PDF] |
PERSPECTIVES: | ||
Renewed opportunities to bring the CTBT into force by Dr Rebecca Johnson |
10 | [PDF] |
VERIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS: | ||
Infrasound station IS11 in Cape Verde: a unique system in a challenging environment by Dr Andrea Wurm |
12 | [PDF] |
The importance of maintenance: inspecting hydroacoustic station HA01 at Cape Leeuwin, Australia by Dr Andrea Wurm |
16 | [PDF] |
VERIFICATION SCIENCE: | ||
Recent developments in infrasound monitoring technology: application to CTBT verification by Dr Douglas R. Christie |
18 | [PDF] |
North Korea: a real test for the CTBT verification system? Part II: noble gas observations by MSc Paul R.J. Saey, Dr Andreas Becker and Dr Gerhard Wotawa |
20 | [PDF] |
SECRETARIAT SNAPSHOTS: | ||
A new platform for exchange with the scientific community by Dr Andreas Becker and Dr Frank Graeber |
21 | [PDF] |
POTENTIAL CIVIL AND SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS: | ||
The importance of IMS data for global climate change research by Professor Dr Helga Kromp-Kolb |
22 | [PDF] |