As one of its objectives for 2001-2005, the IAEA wants to verify the use of nuclear material for only peaceful purposes.The agency wants to fully implement a new safeguards system by integrating previous safeguards with those introduced in Additional Protocols, creating a more effective safeguard system.It also wants to develop better technology to improve surveillance, for example “improved surveillance techniques, remote monitoring, and environmental sampling.” 

Another objective of the IAEA for 2001-2005 is to create a method to verify that fissile material is not again added to nuclear weapons programs. 

A third objective for 2001-2005 is to improve the security of nuclear weapons through various means, including better international cooperation to reduce illicit traffic in nuclear material.¹