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| | Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) |
 | | The Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI), headed by Assistant Secretary Paula A. DeSutter, provides oversight of both policy and resources of all matters relating to verification of compliance with international arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments. |
 | | Effective verification regimes and a robust compliance process are critical for ensuring that parties to arms control and nonproliferation agreements and commitments follow through on their obligations thereby contributing to U.S. national security. |
 | | Additionally, the Bureau is responsible for enhancing the verification and assessment of noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Plutonium Disposition Agreement, and the potential Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, and for tracking nuclear materials accountability and nonproliferation assistance to Russia and the FSU. |
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