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Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty – Light at the end of the tunnel?

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Please join Belfer Senior Fellow Olli Heinonen for his talk, "Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty - Light at the end of the tunnel?". Mr. Heinonen will present off-the record reflections from a meeting of governmental experts on the verification of the treaty. The group has been established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly to make recommendations on aspects that could contribute to the negotiation on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. This discussion concentrates on fissile material and production facilities to be covered.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
A final shipment of enriched uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons being sent as fuel to U.S. power plants in St. Petersburg, Nov. 2013.

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Please join Belfer Senior Fellow Olli Heinonen for his talk, "Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty - Light at the end of the tunnel?". Mr. Heinonen will present off-the record reflections from a meeting of governmental experts on the verification of the treaty. The group has been established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly to make recommendations on aspects that could contribute to the negotiation on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. This discussion concentrates on fissile material and production facilities to be covered.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Please note that this event is strictly off-the-record. By attending the event, you agree that you will comply with the Belfer Center's strict policy against recording or disclosing the contents of off-the-record events. Your access is conditioned on your compliance with these restrictions. Should you violate these rules, the Center will pursue all available legal options and you will be excluded from all future events.