November 27, 2015

CTBTO Head Visits NNSA Sites

By ExchangeMonitor

Lassina Zerbo, the head of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), visited National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites last week, including the Nevada National Security Site and the Los Alamos (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) national laboratories. The NNSA said that in addition to observing the operations of the Stockpile Stewardship Program that maintains the U.S. nuclear stockpile without full-scale explosive testing, “Zerbo learned about the history of the U.S. nuclear explosive testing program and saw firsthand the results of atmospheric and underground nuclear explosions.” Zerbo said in a release, “I applaud the United States for foregoing nuclear explosive testing for over 23 years and I hope that will continue, along with the U.S. support for our efforts to make a global ban on nuclear explosions the international norm.” The NNSA said its support for the CTBTO “focuses on strengthening all aspects of the international nuclear explosion monitoring and verification regime, and encouraging all countries to work towards the Treaty’s entry into force.”

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