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The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed on 8 December 1987, has opened the prospect for substantial reductions in the nuclear arsenals of the superpowers, and, perhaps, of the other nuclear powers as well, all the way down to a ‘minimum deterrent’ (of the order, say, of one per cent of the present strategic arsenals) or even, eventually, to zero. This process will certainly require many years, perhaps decades, and it will of course be essential that throughout a situation of strategic stability is preserved. The implementation of this process is a challenging task for decision-makers and for relevant diplomatic and governmental machineries, including advisers drawn from the technological and scientific community.
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Theodore B. Taylor, ‘Verification of Elimination of Nuclear Warheads’, Science and Global Security, vol. 1, no. 1–2 (1989);
and E. Amaldi, U. Farinelli and C. Silvi, ‘On the Utilization for Civilian Purposes of the Weapon Grade Nuclear Material that may become available as a Consequence of Nuclear Disarmament’, paper presented to the Workshop on International Security and Disarmament: the Role of the Scientific Academies (Rome, June 1988).
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J. Taylor, K. Stahlkopf, C. Braun, R. Belant, J. Barton and T. Shea, ‘Converting Nuclear Weapons to Peaceful Use’, unpublished Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report, July 1983.
A summary of the main points in this report is in J. Taylor, R. Balent, J. Barton and T. Shea, ‘Converting Nuclear Weapons to Peaceful Use’, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 1985.
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Amaldi, E. (1991). The Future Use of Redundant Weapon-grade Material. In: Schaerf, C., Carlton, D. (eds) Reducing Nuclear Arsenals. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12180-9_6
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