IAEA: Key nuclear security agreement to enter into force in May

A nuclear security agreement that will take effect on 8 May will reduce the risk of a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant and make it harder to smuggle nuclear material. The entry into force of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) was secured today…… Read More IAEA: Key nuclear security agreement to enter into force in May

LobeLog: Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons?

President Barack Obama claimed in The Washington Post on March 30 that the United States had made important progress under his leadership toward the vision he outlined in Prague nearly seven years ago: a world free of nuclear weapons. In reality, “disappointing” is the epithet that future generations are likely to apply to the president’s achievements…… Read More LobeLog: Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons?

Nuclear Security Summit: Joint Statement on Nuclear Terrorism Preparedness and Resilience

Subscribed by Australia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the support of the United Nations and INTERPOL. A nuclear terror event anywhere in the world would have devastating human,… Read More Nuclear Security Summit: Joint Statement on Nuclear Terrorism Preparedness and Resilience