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... enterprise and the integration of roles, responsibilities, and planning for the MDV mission.1 GOVERNANCE OF THE MDV ENTERPRISE The Need: The committee found that state and non-state actors remain serious proliferation threats. MDV challenges are increasing in multiple dimensions as states actively improve their nuclear weapon arsenals and as technology advances and cross-border illicit networks make proliferation more difficult to detect.
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... Strengthening Technology Transition: Concrete steps are necessary to address persistent challenges in transitioning MDV R&D to operational systems and tools. Operational users and technology providers should maintain close communications and coordination throughout the technology development and transition process, and the NNSA/DNN Deputy Administrator should institutionalize a process for close communication between DNN R&D and the NNSA Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control to facilitate selection of high-priority innovative ideas and transition of promising technologies.
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... MDV for Nuclear Test Explosions: Capabilities for global monitoring of nuclear explosions have improved since the National Academies 2012 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty report, but expanded R&D efforts could improve the accuracy of remotely determined nuclear yield estimates for uncalibrated test sites and low-yield tests. The United States should continue to support construction, technology refreshment, and improved capabilities for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's International Monitoring System (IMS)
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... Open-Source Assets and Data: There has been a rapid expansion of commercial platforms providing remote sensing data over the past decade, and advances in spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution have unlocked additional applications to the MDV mission. Open-source data from nongovernmental assets have value to MDV efforts, particularly if they are being processed and interpreted by trusted entities such as commercial partners or established academics.


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