Olli Heinonen: Reporting from the front lines of nuclear proliferation
By Bulletin Staff | March 1, 2011
As one who has led inspection teams in North Korea, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and other nations, Olli Heinonen says he cannot discount the possibility that a nuclear weapon will be used in the next 10 years. He asserts that the verification regime of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty may need an overhaul to contend with current developments such as the nuclear ambitions of non-state actors. He offers perspective on North Korea’s acquisition of nuclear weapons, Israel’s bombing of a suspected nuclear facility in Syria, Iran’s ambition to enrich uranium, the challenges of stopping proliferation, and the need for closer international cooperation and firmer action against proliferators.
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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 67 Issue 2
Keywords: Additional Protocol, IAEA, Iran, NPT, North Korea, Syria, WMD, nuclear proliferation, safeguards
Topics: Interviews
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