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Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities (2005)

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Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials

Appendix B
Acronyms


ABM

Anti-ballistic missile


CTBT

Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

CSA

Canned subassembly

CTR

Cooperative threat reduction


FMCT

Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty


G8

Group of 8

GTRI

Global Threat Reduction Initiative


HEU

Highly enriched uranium

HTGR

High-temperature gas-cooled reactor


ICBM

Intercontinental ballistic missile

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

INF

Intermediate range nuclear forces


JCIC

Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission, START I


LEU

Low enriched uranium

LWR

Light-water reactor


MOX

Mixed oxide of plutonium and uranium

MPC&A

Material protection, control, and accounting


NEM

Nuclear-explosive materials

NPT

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

NTM

National Technical Means


PSI

Proliferation Security Initiative

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Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials Appendix B Acronyms ABM Anti-ballistic missile CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty CSA Canned subassembly CTR Cooperative threat reduction FMCT Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty G8 Group of 8 GTRI Global Threat Reduction Initiative HEU Highly enriched uranium HTGR High-temperature gas-cooled reactor ICBM Intercontinental ballistic missile IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency INF Intermediate range nuclear forces JCIC Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission, START I LEU Low enriched uranium LWR Light-water reactor MOX Mixed oxide of plutonium and uranium MPC&A Material protection, control, and accounting NEM Nuclear-explosive materials NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NTM National Technical Means PSI Proliferation Security Initiative

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Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SWU Separative work unit SHA Secure hash algorithm SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missile START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty WMD Weapons of mass destruction

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