Tari Rauf is the former Head of Verification and Security Policy Coordination, Alternated Head of IAEA NPT Delegation, Office reporting to the Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (2002-2011), responsible for safeguards and nuclear security, Director General’s annual report on the Application of Safeguards in the Middle East and for the IAEA Forum on the Experience of NWFZs relevant for the Middle East. Prior to joining the IAEA, he prepared the early drafts of the Central Asian NWFZ Treaty, and assisted Mongolia in formulating its nuclear-weapon-free status legislation and UN recognition. In September 2003, he briefed the Conference on Disarmament at a “FMCT Exercise” on nuclear submarines and paragraph 14 of INFCIRC/153 (Corr.) (CD/1691). The views expressed here are those of the author and do not represent those of any organisation or entity.