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Areg Danagoulian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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verification of arms control treaties with resonance phenomena
Nuclear Physics News, 2020Co-Authors: Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Nuclear Disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclea...
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Nuclear Disarmament Verification via Resonant Phenomena
Nature communications, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Nuclear Disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them towards a treaty partner's obligation. This work presents a novel concept that leverages isotope-specific nuclear resonance phenomena to authenticate a warhead's fissile components by comparing them to a previously authenticated template. All information is encrypted in the physical domain in a manner that amounts to a physical zero-knowledge proof system. Using Monte Carlo simulations, the system is shown to reveal no isotopic or geometric information about the weapon, while readily detecting hoaxing attempts. This nuclear technique can dramatically increase the reach and trustworthiness of future nuclear Disarmament treaties.
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nuclear Disarmament verification via resonant phenomena
Nature Communications, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Nuclear Disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them toward a treaty partner's obligation. Here we present a concept that leverages isotope-specific nuclear resonance phenomena to authenticate a warhead's fissile components by comparing them to a previously authenticated template. All information is encrypted in the physical domain in a manner that amounts to a physical zero-knowledge proof system. Using Monte Carlo simulations, the system is shown to reveal no isotopic or geometric information about the weapon, while readily detecting hoaxing attempts. This nuclear technique can dramatically increase the reach and trustworthiness of future nuclear Disarmament treaties.
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Nuclear Disarmament verification via resonant phenomena
Nature Publishing Group, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Authenticating a nuclear warhead without revealing its design is a challenge. Here the authors discuss a nuclear Disarmament verification method based on neutron resonance analysis which is sensitive to the isotopic composition of the materials used in warheads
Dzianis Litskevich - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a disruptive approach to eliminating weapon grade plutonium pu burning in a molten salt fast reactor
PLOS ONE, 2018Co-Authors: Bruno Merk, Dzianis LitskevichAbstract:The successful implementation of Disarmament treaties of the last centuries has led to significant amounts of weapon-grade Plutonium which are currently stored in high security storage facilities. Disposing this Plutonium should be seen as ‘good housekeeping’ avoiding unnecessary costs and the hazards of storing this material indefinitely. In addition, the Disarmament is only brought to a successful end when the Plutonium isn’t available for the production of new weapons anymore. We propose a disruptive approach for Plutonium disposition and demonstrate the feasibility in a neutronic study. Burning of weapon-grade Plutonium in a molten salt fast reactor is significantly more efficient than in the studied other reactors, while efficient process design has the potential to reduce the security concerns significantly. The proposed system could turn about 1.25 tons of weapon-grade Plutonium into electric energy worth £ 0.5 to 1 billion/year, depending on the electricity price while avoiding the hassle and eliminating the risk of high security Plutonium storage. In conclusion, burning of the weapon-grade Plutonium resulting from Disarmament could be an economically very attractive approach to reduce the nuclear threat.
Bruno Merk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a disruptive approach to eliminating weapon grade plutonium pu burning in a molten salt fast reactor
PLOS ONE, 2018Co-Authors: Bruno Merk, Dzianis LitskevichAbstract:The successful implementation of Disarmament treaties of the last centuries has led to significant amounts of weapon-grade Plutonium which are currently stored in high security storage facilities. Disposing this Plutonium should be seen as ‘good housekeeping’ avoiding unnecessary costs and the hazards of storing this material indefinitely. In addition, the Disarmament is only brought to a successful end when the Plutonium isn’t available for the production of new weapons anymore. We propose a disruptive approach for Plutonium disposition and demonstrate the feasibility in a neutronic study. Burning of weapon-grade Plutonium in a molten salt fast reactor is significantly more efficient than in the studied other reactors, while efficient process design has the potential to reduce the security concerns significantly. The proposed system could turn about 1.25 tons of weapon-grade Plutonium into electric energy worth £ 0.5 to 1 billion/year, depending on the electricity price while avoiding the hassle and eliminating the risk of high security Plutonium storage. In conclusion, burning of the weapon-grade Plutonium resulting from Disarmament could be an economically very attractive approach to reduce the nuclear threat.
Jake J. Hecla - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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nuclear Disarmament verification via resonant phenomena
Nature Communications, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Nuclear Disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them toward a treaty partner's obligation. Here we present a concept that leverages isotope-specific nuclear resonance phenomena to authenticate a warhead's fissile components by comparing them to a previously authenticated template. All information is encrypted in the physical domain in a manner that amounts to a physical zero-knowledge proof system. Using Monte Carlo simulations, the system is shown to reveal no isotopic or geometric information about the weapon, while readily detecting hoaxing attempts. This nuclear technique can dramatically increase the reach and trustworthiness of future nuclear Disarmament treaties.
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Nuclear Disarmament Verification via Resonant Phenomena
Nature communications, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Nuclear Disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the authenticity of the nuclear warheads undergoing dismantlement before counting them towards a treaty partner's obligation. This work presents a novel concept that leverages isotope-specific nuclear resonance phenomena to authenticate a warhead's fissile components by comparing them to a previously authenticated template. All information is encrypted in the physical domain in a manner that amounts to a physical zero-knowledge proof system. Using Monte Carlo simulations, the system is shown to reveal no isotopic or geometric information about the weapon, while readily detecting hoaxing attempts. This nuclear technique can dramatically increase the reach and trustworthiness of future nuclear Disarmament treaties.
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Nuclear Disarmament verification via resonant phenomena
Nature Publishing Group, 2018Co-Authors: Jake J. Hecla, Areg DanagoulianAbstract:Authenticating a nuclear warhead without revealing its design is a challenge. Here the authors discuss a nuclear Disarmament verification method based on neutron resonance analysis which is sensitive to the isotopic composition of the materials used in warheads
Antonio Giustozzi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Bureaucratic façade and political realities of Disarmament and demobilisation in Afghanistan
Conflict Security & Development, 2008Co-Authors: Antonio GiustozziAbstract:Internationally sponsored Disarmament and demobilisation in Afghanistan was characterised by a marked divergence between the bureaucratic process designed by the UN and the political reality of Disarmament. The bureaucratic process had several flaws of its own, which were particularly obvious in the case of DIAG, but the main reason for the substantial failure of Disarmament was the absence of political will among key Afghan partners. International players in the process choose to compromise on ratherunfavourable terms, saving the facade of demobilisation thanks to the formal disbandment of the militias incorporated under the Ministry of Defence, but in fact allowing thousands of militias to continue operating throughout the country. The article shows how the very limited impact of DDR and even more so DIAG was already obvious in the early stages of the process and was deliberately ignored. The article concludes that the compromise could at least have achieved some limited aims, such as delegitimising the...