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SUBJECTS EXAMINED BY THE COMMISSION

  • the current and planned verification capabilities of the International Monitoring System (IMS) and International Data Centre (IDC) being established by the CTBT Organization's Preparatory Commission in Vienna

  • the current and future capabilities of the 4 individual monitoring technologies which will be part of the IMS (seismic, radionuclide, hydroacoustic and infrasound) and the possible synergies between them

  • the preparations for and likely capabilities of the On-Site Inspection (OSI) arrangements for the CTBT

  • the contribution of National Technical Means (NTM), including remote sensing from space, to CTBT verifiability

  • the potential contribution to verifiability by non-governmental organisations and scientific networks outside the official verification system

  • possible evasion scenarios and verification responses

  • the issue of sub-critical testing and verification

  • confidence-building and other co-operative measures to enhance verification.