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Would fusion only weapons be covered under any existing non-proliferation or test ban treaties?
by ballard 13y ago
Would fusion only weapons be covered under any existing non-proliferation or test ban treaties?
- tanzam75 13y agoThe Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty bans testing of any "nuclear" explosions. Doesn't matter if it's fission or fusion or both. (The United States has not ratified the CTBT, but generally abides by it.) The Non-Proliferation Treaty bans the proliferation of any "nuclear" weapons. Again, doesn't matter if it's fission or fusion or both.
- rdl 13y agoPure fusion weapons also essentially destroy current non-proliferation efforts, which are mainly built around controlling access to fissile materials, and only secondarily some technologies.