DETECT, DISMANTLE, AND DISARM
IAEA Verification, 1992–2005
March 2013
In Detect, Dismantle, and Disarm, the first nontechnical book on the IAEA’s role in verification, Christine Wing and Fiona Simpson examine the IAEA's experience in the four cases of Iraq, DPRK, South Africa, and Libya and capture the elements of the verification process most useful for the design of future verification missions.
The important work of the IAEA in verifying dismantlement and disarmament has attracted surprisingly little attention—unit now. In this comprehensive study, Wing and Simpson fill that lacuna by collecting and analyzing a wealth of data about all the relevant cases. Developing machinery capable of effectively verifying the rollback of nuclear weapon programs, especially in a noncooperative setting, is a critical element of creating a rules-based nuclear order able to meet today's nuclear threat. This useful and interesting volume advances that vital goal.
James Acton, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Christine Wing
Christine Wing is an independent consultant. She teaches about nuclear nonproliferation, is a nonresident senior fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University, and was a grantee of USIP, 2007–2008.
Fiona Simpson
Fiona Simpson was a senior fellow at the Center on International Cooperation during the writing of this book. Previously, she worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency. Simpson currently works in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.