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ISTCs mission for Non Proliferation

and Scientific Cooperation

Yu Takagi

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Outline of my presentation:

Historical BackgroundISTCs Organization and Mission

ISTC Projects

Challenges for a world without nuclear weapons

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Historical BackgroundNuclear Arms Race between US and Soviet in

the Cold war

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From Vertical to Horizontal Proliferation

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

Shifting from MAD to Asymmetric ThreatProblems of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)

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Nuclear Nonproliferation TreatyCame into force on March 5 th 1970

Defines 5 nuclear countries which developed nuclearweapons before January 1 st 1967

Oppositions to the inequality

Emerging of Non-State Actor (Nuclear Terrorism)

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After The collapse of the Soviet UnionBrain drain of weapon scientists

Danger of proliferation increasedNew framework for nonproliferation

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The Establishment of ISTC

Founded in 1992 by US, Russia, EU and Japan tosupport career changes of the weapon scientists

Started its operation in 1994

Following years, Norway, S. Korea and Canada

joined

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ISTC OfficeHeadquarters is located in Moscow6 branch offices in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan andTajikistan200 officers from 20 countries

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Mission for Non Proliferation since 1994

Over 70,000 scientists engaged in RF and CIS

Supports 1025 institutesFunded more than 2,440 projects

USD 745 Million Dollars

37 Nations engage in technology cooperationand nonproliferation

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F i s s i o n R e a c t o r s7 %

Fusion1%

Information andCommunica t ions

4%

Instrumentation3 %

M anufa cturingTechnology

5 %

M aterials8 %

M edicine5%

Other1%

No n-Nuclear Energy1%

Other Bas ic Sc iences1%

P hysics16 %

Space , Ai rc ra f t andSurface

Transpor ta t ion3%

Agriculture4 %

Biote chnology andLife Sciences

13 %

Chemis t ry10 %

Environment18 %

Technology Area of projects

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Nuclear ResearchSafety of nuclear plantsManagement of nuclear wastematerialApplication of nucleartechnology to medical research

Dismantle of nuclear submarine

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Aerospace research

Wind tunnelsimulation for safetyand cost saving

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Nanotechnology research

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Hydrogen gas generator development

Gas Injectors Syn-Gas Supply Line

Engine control system

Syn-Gas Generator

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New medicine and clinical test

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Industrial Material Development

HSS Blast Maker is a multi -facetproduct involving software &hardware to collect, transfer andprocess data for drilling and blastingoperations at open pits. It optimizes

the drilling and blasting and achievesbest rock fracture. Tests now beingcarried out in a major mine in Brazil.Commercialization underway.

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Partner Project

Matching Seeds and NeedsISTCs supports

Institute: Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetic

Partner: Hitachi Kokusai Electrics

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Attends technology events and exhibition

Organizes the academic conference

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Cost Benefits

0 50 100 150 200

Direct contract between Institutes and Companies

Project via ISTC

EmploymentCost

Social SecurityTax

IncomeTax

apparatusandmaterials

O t h e r s

IndirectCost

C o m m i s s i o n

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ISTC Partners in 2010 Over 400

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Where are secret cities?

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30359472&id=1343680090

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30359472&id=1343680090

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President Obamas Speech in Prague

President calls for a world without nuclearweapons

Negotiation with Russia to cut nuclear arms

Suggestion for the establishment of NuclearBank

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30359511&id=1343680090

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Francis Fukuyama The End of History (1992)

For even if one could destroy modern weapons

and the specific knowledge how to produce them,one could not eliminate the memory of themethod that made their production possible.

p.87-88

Is the ultimate elimination of nuclear armsimpossible?

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Management of Dual-Use Technology

Dual-Use Technology can be used for bothpeaceful and military aims

Developing countries have rights to utilize thetechnology for development

For example, the nuclear power in Iran has tobe respected in the context of its development

However, it might be converted for military use

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! Thank o for o r attention