Science and Technology for Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions

Abstract

Thank you for inviting me to be here with you for the XXI Eduardo Amaldi Conference in the beautiful facilities of the Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the CTBT, was designed to establish a mechanism to monitor and verify the cessation of all nuclear explosions—to help humanity put an end to the grave consequences of nuclear explosions. As the Director of the International Data Center Division of the CTBT Organization (CTBTO), or the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) as it is commonly referred to, I’m delighted and honoured to engage with this scientifically and politically elite group of experts to elaborate on a few of the CTBTO’s most significant science and technology pursuits in the context of putting an end to nuclear explosions.