Physical cryptographic verification of nuclear warheads

How does one prove a claim about a highly sensitive object such as a nuclear weapon without revealing information about the object? This paradox has challenged nuclear arms control for more than five decades. We present a mechanism in the form of an interactive proof system that can validate the str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kemp, R. Scott, Danagoulian, Areg, Macdonald, Ruaridh R., Vavrek, Jayson Robert
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114901
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5178-1108
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9034-6635
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-9380