Fissile Material talks (Fissban)

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Documents and Analysis

• Unfinished Business: Lessons from the CTBT Negotiations
  by Rebecca Johnson
  
• A Fissile Material (Cut-off) Treaty:
  Some Observations on Scope and Verification
  by Paul Meyer
• The Conference on Disarmament in 2009: Could do Better
  by Ray Acheson, Disarmament Diplomacy No.91, Summer 2009, including:
  • Decision on the Establishment of a Programme of Work for the 2009 session (CD/1864
• Time for a Fissban - or Farewell?
  by Jenni Rissanen
  The IAEA's former representative in Geneva provides an in-depth analysis of past efforts and current prospects for negotiating a fissile material production ban in the Conference on Disarmament. Includes verbatim texts of the US no-verification mandate, draft and explanation tabled in May 2006.
  See also:
  • US Draft Fissban Mandate, Text and Explanation
• The Fissban: Time for Renewed Commitment or a New Approach? by Jean du Preez, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.79, April/May 2005
• US proposes "no-verification" Fissban to be negotiated at the Conference on Disarmament, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.78, July/August 2004

FissBan Background Documents

• UN First Committee 2001: Resolution on Fissile Materials and Comment in General Debate
• August 1998: Breakthrough on FMT, by Rebecca Johnson
• August 1998: G-21 Statement
• August 1998: Pakistan Statement
• March 1995: The Shannon Report & mandate
• December 1993: UN General Assembly Resolution

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