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Seoul Nuclear Summit Yields New Goals on Uranium

IN THIS ISSUE: NSS yields new goals on uranium, N. Korea seen preparing for rocket launch, nuke conference could bring Iran and Israel together, Obama vows to pursue further nuclear cuts with Russia, U.S. seeks missile-defense shields for Asia, Mideast, Japan shuts down another nuclear reactor.

Published on March 27, 2012
 

Nuclear Summit Yields New Goals on Uranium

Evan Ramstad and Carol E. Lee | Wall Street Journal

NSS 2012

Nuclear powers agreed Tuesday on new actions to secure dangerous materials, a series of technical steps that represented progress but that fell short of some of the most ambitious goals at a meeting of more than 50 countries.

U.S. President Barack Obama characterized the second-ever Nuclear Security Summit, a process he started two years ago to highlight an overlooked avenue toward nuclear weapons, as a success. But he warned, "The threat remains."

"There are still too many bad actors in search of these dangerous materials," he said. Mr. Obama has made counterproliferation one of his top national-security priorities since taking office in 2009. The biennial Nuclear Security Summit is a cornerstone of his broader strategy.  Full Article

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Radiological Materials and the Nuclear Security Summit (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)



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