Conferences, Videos & Testimony
Verified, Irreversible, Cooperative Dismantlement of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program
June 1, 2004
The following materials discuss an approach to achieve the verified dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. These power-point slides, here converted into .pdf/acrobat files, were originally presented at a series of ISIS-sponsored workshops attended by officials and experts from countries involved in the Six-Party talks. The workshops started in early 2003. So far, approximately a dozen separate workshops have taken place, three of which were co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The specific presentations below were drawn from a much larger set to provide a comprehensive introduction to this difficult topic. For internal tracking purposes, the date of the original presentation remains on the cover sheet of each presentation. Additional information can be found
here.
Task I: Overview
Verifiable, Irreversible, Cooperative Dismantlement of the DPRK's Nuclear Weapons Program: Basic tasks and concepts.pdf
Introduction to Verifiable Dismantlement: Defining the approach
Task II: Gas Centrifuge Dismantlement
Introduction to Gas Centrifuges
Cooperative Verifiable Dismantlement of a Gas Centrifuge Program
Task III: Nuclear Weapons and Weaponization Program Dismantlement
A Nuclear Weaponization Program
Cooperative Verified Dismantlement of A Nuclear Weaponization Program
South African High Explosive Test Facilities Used in Former Nuclear Weapons Program
Task IV: Plutonium Program Dismantlement
Verifiably, Irreversibly Halting Operations at Yongbyon
Task V: Verifying the Absence of Undeclared Facilities
The Challenge of Ensuring the Absence of Undeclared Nuclear Material and Activities
Task VI: Learning from Other Cases
Recent Verification Experiences in Iran
Appendices
UN Principles of Verification
Imagery Overview of Yongbyon: Tour of Facilities