Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Overview of the WMD Ban Regime

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Structure and Logic of the WMD Ban Regime

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 3-26

   3. Evolution of the WMD Control Regime

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 27-57

3. Verification Mechanisms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Baseline Information: Declarations and Data Collection

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 61-75

   3. Technical Monitoring

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 76-83

   4. Controlling Supply: Procurement and Import/Export Monitoring

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 84-97

   5. Verification by On-Site Inspection

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 98-155

4. How to Make the Regime Effective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. Compliance Issues and Recourse

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 159-170

   3. Building an Effective WMD Control Regime

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 171-193

   4. Building Effective Management for the Regime

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 194-215

   5. Conclusion

      • Berhanykun Andemicael, John Mathiason

      Pages 216-222

5. Back Matter

   Pages 223-242

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The events of September 11 2001 have altered the course of arms control intended to eliminate weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and has made the role of international organizations controversial. Whether they can effectively verify compliance with the WMD treaty regime has now been questioned by the United States. In responding to this basic question, Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction examines how existing organizations apply the main verification tools, how they can improve and consolidate them where possible in order to meet the new security challenges more effectively.

'This is a timely study and one that has emerged from the combination of an extensive examination of literature and a rich practical experience of how the issue of international verification of the elimination of weapons of mass destruction has been handled in the relevant international organizations and the Security Council. It contains a wealth of information and constructive ideas.' - Hans Blix, Former Executive Chairman of The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, Director-General Emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency, from the Foreword

'This is a very useful contribution to the field of WMD non-proliferation and I am confident that it will be read with great interest by both students and practitioners' - Mohammed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

• Energy Agency to the United Nations, USA

  Berhanykun Andemicael

• Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA

  John Mathiason

BERHANYKUN ANDEMICAEL is a Consultant on International Management. He was representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the United Nations from 1998 to 2000. He was previously an Assistant Director of Research of the UN Institute for Training and Research. He has published several books and articles, especially on the relations of the UN system with regional and non-governmental organizations, and on issues of disarmament, security, terrorism and peace.

JOHN MATHIASON is Professor of International Relations at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He has been a consultant on management to the IAEA and the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the CTBTO. A former career official of the United Nations secretariat, whose last assignment was as Deputy Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women, he has published articles on management reform and the development of international regimes, as well as acting as principal drafter of many United Nations reports.

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