A physical zero-knowledge object-comparison system for nuclear warhead verification

S Philippe, RJ Goldston, A Glaser, F d'Errico - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Zero-knowledge proofs are mathematical cryptographic methods to demonstrate the validity
of a claim while providing no further information beyond the claim itself. The possibility of …

Experimental demonstration of an isotope-sensitive warhead verification technique using nuclear resonance fluorescence

JR Vavrek, BS Henderson… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Future nuclear arms reduction efforts will require technologies to verify that warheads slated
for dismantlement are authentic without revealing any sensitive weapons design information …

Identification of SNM based on low-resolution gamma-ray characteristics and neural network

C Zhang, G Hu, F Luo, Y **ang, G Ding, C Chu… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The risk of revealing sensitive information of nuclear weapon is an obstacle for
comprehensively applying the identification technology in nuclear verification and nuclear …

Warhead verification as inverse problem: Applications of neutron spectrum unfolding from organic-scintillator measurements

CC Lawrence, M Febbraro, M Flaska… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Verification of future warhead-dismantlement treaties will require detection of certain
warhead attributes without the disclosure of sensitive design information, and this presents …

Nuclear disarmament verification via resonant phenomena

JJ Hecla, A Danagoulian - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Nuclear disarmament treaties are not sufficient in and of themselves to neutralize the
existential threat of the nuclear weapons. Technologies are necessary for verifying the …

A physically cryptographic warhead verification system using neutron induced nuclear resonances

EM Engel, A Danagoulian - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Arms control treaties are necessary to reduce the large stockpiles of the nuclear weapons
that constitute one of the biggest dangers to the world. However, an impactful treaty hinges …

[HTML][HTML] FPGA-based fast bin-ratio spiking ensemble network for radioisotope identification

S **e, E Jones, S Zhang, E Marsden, I Baistow… - Neural Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we demonstrate the training, conversion, and implementation flow of an FPGA-
based bin-ratio ensemble spiking neural network applied for radioisotope identification. The …

Confirming the absence of nuclear warheads via passive gamma-ray measurements

E Lepowsky, J Jeon, A Glaser - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arms-control agreements between the United States and Russia negotiated after the end of
the Cold War have imposed limits on the number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons …

Investigating the use of pixel scrambling and diffusion in secure radiographic inspections

QH He, XM Dou, KK Lu, XS He, SK Wang, TZ Mo… - Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
In warhead verification, physical encryption technology could play a critical role in protecting
confidential information on geometric structure and isotopic composition of a true warhead …

Simulation study of physical cryptographic verification of nuclear warheads based on NRF excited by LCS γ-ray source

Y Yang, W Luo, Z Yan, S Zhang, Z Lin, Z Zhu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The nuclear resonance fluorescence (NRF) can provide a unique physical fingerprint, and
had played an important role in the physical cryptographic verification of nuclear warheads …