North Korea's 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications

Medalia, Jonathan

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Nuclear weapons;    Weapons systems;    Energy;    Hazardous substances;    Fissionable materials;   

RP-ID  :  R41160
RP-ID  :  R41160_2010Nov24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the implications of North Korea's May 25, 2009, underground nuclear test, related issues such as the the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), containment of radioactive materials, and other concerns for Congress, such as improving nuclear monitoring capability.