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U.S. proposes new treaty to halt production of nuclear bomb-making material.
(From AP Worldstream)
Byline: ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS
The United States proposed a new treaty to curb proliferation of nuclear weapons by banning the production of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium to improve the world's leverage against "hard cases" like Iran and North Korea.
Stephen G. Rademaker, acting U.S. assistant secretary of state for arms control, told the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament that it should aim to conclude its work by September.
"The treaty text that we are putting forward contains the essential provisions that would comprise a successful, legally binding FMCT," or Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, said Rademaker in presenting a stripped-down proposed treaty on Thursday.
The U.S. proposal _ only 3 1/2 pages long _ leaves out verification measures to avoid years of protracted negotiations, but it says governments could use "national means" _ or intelligence _ to detect violations by other countries and report them to all treaty members or to the U.N. Security Council.
Rademaker said a number of attempts were being made to prevent terrorists and governments from developing weapons of mass destruction, but the measures may be insufficient "in the case of governments that are absolutely determined to acquire such weapons."
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