Give them an offer they shouldn’t refuse

There was an interesting post on the LA Times blog today about a new scientific technique developed at Ben-Guiron University to "de-claw" plutonium that is created in large reactors.  This process, if found reliable, would render the plutonium unable to be used for weapons purposes by adding americium to "denature" the plutonium. Obviously nonproliferation benefits could be garnered from the ability to ensure plutonium could not be weaponized.  This technology could also be used as another offer proposed to countries on the path towards developing nonpeaceful weapons.   The offer to "de-claw" plutonium can be a nonproliferation "win-win": either the country accepts and therefore would be unable to weaponize their plutonium or their rejection helps build the case for strong international action to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons.  Russia's offer to host an international fuel bank at Angarsk is another good example of an offer of this nature.  If you give them an offer they shouldn't refuse, it increases the scrutiny to determine what exactly is happening.