Air sampling sensors, the Open Skies Treaty, and verifying the Chemical Weapons Convention
dc.contributor.advisor | Wirtz, James J. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Lavoy, Peter R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rowe, Gregory D. | |
dc.date | December 1995 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-29T22:50:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-29T22:50:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/31371 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines a novel proposal to join two separate arms control measures to achieve unique counterproliferation benefits. The Open Skies Treaty (OST) is a confidence-building measure between the states of NATO and the former Warsaw Pact. It allows aircraft equipped with sensors to overfly neighboring countries to monitor security-related activities. The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) attempts to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. It is verified through reporting procedures and on-site inspections. OST overflights could be used to verify the CWC, aiding CWC inspectors to plan their inspections. This cross-treaty measure could be enhanced further with the addition of air sampling sensors capable of testing for chemical weapons production, creating inter-treaty synergy. Once these two pacts enter into force and prove their efficacy for arms control, this proposal for inter-treaty coordination will receive more attention. Obstacles for this inter-treaty coordination include the lack of formal mechanisms in either treaty for a complementary role and the lack of political impetus to effect it. This coordination is a logical progression for arms control. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/airsamplingsenso1094531371 | |
dc.format.extent | 81 p. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
dc.title | Air sampling sensors, the Open Skies Treaty, and verifying the Chemical Weapons Convention | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs (NSA) | |
dc.description.funder | NA | en_US |
dc.description.recognition | NA | en_US |
dc.description.service | U.S. Navy (U.S.N.) author. | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | M.A. in National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
Files in this item
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
-
1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
Publicly releasable NPS Theses, Dissertations, MBA Professional Reports, Joint Applied Projects, Systems Engineering Project Reports and other NPS degree-earning written works.