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The on-site inspection (OSI) regime is the ultimate verification measure of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), comprising strong political, technical, and operational elements. It adds to the deterrence against clandestine tests and is an important measure to determine compliance. A state can request an OSI of an event of concern either following a process of consultation and clarification or without going through such a process. Either way, time is of the essence in the decisionmaking and conduct of an OSI. While some effects from a nuclear explosion may be long lasting, others can be short lived and thus time sensitive. This requires that an OSI inspection team and its equipment can be deployed and initiate inspection activities in a timely manner within the six-day time frame specified in the CTBT.
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Dahlman, O., Mackby, J., Mykkeltveit, S., Haak, H. (2011). On-Site Inspections. In: Detect and Deter: Can Countries Verify the Nuclear Test Ban?. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1676-6_5
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