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Updated: Sep 28, 2009

Video Interview with Tibor Tóth

CNS Exclusive Interview with Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, conducted at the United Nation Headquarters in New York, 25 September 2009.

In this video interview, CNS's Kaegan McGrath sits down one on one with Executive Secretary Tibor Tóth and asks him about the Article XIV Conference, the impact of U.S. Secretary of State Clinton's presence at the conference, and what the future holds for the CTBTO.

Question 1

What is the significance of the reengagement of the United States on the test ban and President Obama's comments at the United Nations in support of the CTBT?

Question 2

How does the CTBTO move forward with the establishment of the International Monitoring System?

Question 3

How can the CTBTO supplement the International Monitoring System with additional monitoring technologies and data processing techniquies?

Question 4

What is the level of monitoring coverage provided by the CTBTO verification regime?

Question 5

Now that the Article XIV Conference has successfully concluded with strong U.S. support, where does the CTBTO go from here?