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On-site inspection (OSI) is a verification mechanism that would strengthen the confidence among States in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, especially the confidence between IT and ISP during the real OSI. To achieve this goal, a culture of anti-counterfeiting for OSI would be essential for building confidence in OSI activities. Quantum Stealth Code is based on a kind of special ink made of nano-level particles extracted from rare earth. After being printed on the surface of items, the Quantum Stealth Code is invisible to the naked eye but could be visible only under a certain light with certain spectrum frequencies. The encrypted code can be printed on the surface of any items of OSI, including sample containers in the shape of characters, 2-D bar-code and dot matrices. This work put forward an anti-counterfeiting total system solution composed of a Quantum Stealth Code system, a specially designed printer, and a customized handheld PDA reader, which would provide authentication of the origin and chain-of-custody management of any OSI equipment and samples, or other items that need proof of their authenticity. This system has been applied to the marking of small arms and light weapons, and ammunitions, and could also be widely applied to the whole CTBTO.
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