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=== New START Treaty ===
=== New START Treaty ===


DOE/NNSA engages in policy development, negotiation, and implementation support, and compliance analysis for the New START Treaty. This includes representing DOE/NNSA in the U.S. interagency Backstopping Committee process and Verification and Compliance Analysis Working Group (VCAWG) and participating in the Treaty’s two annual Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) meetings.
DOE/NNSA engages in policy development, negotiation, and implementation support, and compliance analysis for the [[New START Treaty]]. This includes representing DOE/NNSA in the U.S. interagency Backstopping Committee process and Verification and Compliance Analysis Working Group (VCAWG) and participating in the Treaty’s two annual [[Bilateral Consultative Commission]] (BCC) meetings.


=== Trilateral Arms Control/New START Treaty Follow-on ===
=== Trilateral Arms Control/New START Treaty Follow-on ===
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=== Nuclear Explosive Testing Limitations ===
=== Nuclear Explosive Testing Limitations ===


DOE/NNSA engages in policy development and technical implementation for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), the Threshold Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (TTBT), and other nuclear explosion testing limitations. This includes representing DOE/NNSA in the U.S. Interagency Verification and Monitoring Task Force (VMTF) and providing technical support to maintain and enhance the effectiveness of the CTBT International Monitoring System (IMS) and CTBT International Data Centre (IDC). It also includes oversight of technical projects that contribute to U.S. and international nuclear explosion monitoring capability.
DOE/NNSA engages in policy development and technical implementation for the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT), the Threshold Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (TTBT), and other nuclear explosion testing limitations. This includes representing DOE/NNSA in the [[U.S. Interagency Verification and Monitoring Task Force]] (VMTF) and providing technical support to maintain and enhance the effectiveness of the CTBT [[International Monitoring System]] (IMS) and CTBT [[International Data Centre]] (IDC). It also includes oversight of technical projects that contribute to U.S. and international nuclear explosion monitoring capability.


=== Open Skies Treaty ===
=== Open Skies Treaty ===
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==See also==
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↑DOE. (2021). Transitions 2020: Issue Papers. US Department of Energy.
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== Related ==


[[Category:Transition papers]]
[[Category:Transition papers]]