International Verification of U.S. and Russian Materials Released for Storage and Disposition

The following article is a speech presented at the INMM Workshop on International Inspection of Excess Fissile Material, January 20-21, 1997, in Washington, D.C. The United States and Russia have taken steps to establish international verification of fissile materials released from weapons programs. The steps taken so far are of a preliminary nature. To make progress, Russia and the United States have much to discuss and agree upon. Yet, the declarations of Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin open new vistas in the evolving area of nuclear disarmament.