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IAEA Safeguards
	Following is a lecture presented by the Director-General of the IAEA, Mr. Gideon Frank, to the 4th international convention on Safeguards, held in Vienna in 2001. The subject of the lecture is "IAEA Safeguards", which is a central element of the global nuclear non-proliferatioin regime. The lecture discusses the efficacy of the IAEA Safeguards regime. The lecture analyzes three factors that affect the IAEA's Safeguards regime ability to notify on breaches of international obligations in the field of non-proliferation, and to deter potential violators: Discovering non-compliance Reporting Enforcement The lecture highlights that the efficiency of the IAEA's Safeguards regime depends upon states' political commitment under Safeguards, and on their readiness to honor their commitments. The lecture (91KB)