CTBTO
One of the key pillars of the NPT regime is the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans any nuclear-weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world. To prepare for the entry into force of the CTBT and to formally establish the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO and the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) have been working to set up the verification regime, including the International Monitoring System (IMS) required by the Treaty. The latter, a worldwide network of 321 monitoring stations, uses four different technologies- seismic, radionuclide, hydroacoustic and infrasound- to collect data in order to detect and identify the occurrence of nuclear explosions.
Japan firmly believes that, in order to ensure international security, it is imperative for the international community to ban nuclear testing and eliminate nuclear weapons. Hence, Japan is doing its utmost to facilitate the earliest possible entry into force of the CTBT. Japanese political leaders have taken the lead in encouraging the signature and ratification of the Treaty by countries that have not yet done so, with special emphasis being placed on countries whose ratification is a requirement for its entry into force. In Vienna, Japan has been playing a key role in promoting and coordinating such outreach activities. Furthermore, Japan has been providing support to the PTS in its establishment of the verification regime by offering technical cooperation to a number of countries in the field of earthquake monitoring technology.
One of the key pillars of the NPT regime is the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans any nuclear-weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world. To prepare for the entry into force of the CTBT and to formally establish the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO and the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) have been working to set up the verification regime, including the International Monitoring System (IMS) required by the Treaty. The latter, a worldwide network of 321 monitoring stations, uses four different technologies- seismic, radionuclide, hydroacoustic and infrasound- to collect data in order to detect and identify the occurrence of nuclear explosions.
Japan firmly believes that, in order to ensure international security, it is imperative for the international community to ban nuclear testing and eliminate nuclear weapons. Hence, Japan is doing its utmost to facilitate the earliest possible entry into force of the CTBT. Japanese political leaders have taken the lead in encouraging the signature and ratification of the Treaty by countries that have not yet done so, with special emphasis being placed on countries whose ratification is a requirement for its entry into force. In Vienna, Japan has been playing a key role in promoting and coordinating such outreach activities. Furthermore, Japan has been providing support to the PTS in its establishment of the verification regime by offering technical cooperation to a number of countries in the field of earthquake monitoring technology.