Annual Report 2011-2012
Canberra, Australia: Australian Government, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, 2012. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. viii, 132 pages. Illustrations. The Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) was established by the Australian Government to enhance national and international security by contributing to "effective regimes against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." It combines three Commonwealth agencies: the Australian Safeguards Office (ASO), the Chemical Weapons Convention Office (CWCO) and the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office (ACTBO). ASNO's Director General is a statutory officer and his staff are public servants employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The Director General has reported directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1994. As of 2014, Dr Robert Floyd is ANSO's Director General. ASNO performs domestic regulatory functions to ensure that Australia is in compliance with international treaty commitments in relation to weapons of mass destruction and non-proliferation. ASNO reviews and develops measures to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction including those which are nuclear, chemical and biological in nature. ASNO is a division within the Department, however, the Director-General reports directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. ASNO was previously known as the Australian Safeguards Office (ASO) and was originally created in 1974. The statutory position of the Director of Safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 has been consolidated with the statutory offices of Director, Chemical Weapons Convention Office, and Director, Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office, into the single office of Director-General, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Non-proliferation. International Safeguards, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Chemical Weapons, Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident, Fissile Material Cut-off, Nuclear Security, IAEA, Uranium Production, Analytical Laboratories
ISBN: 9781743220634
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