By Duyeon Kim DATE March 26-27, 2012 in Seoul, Korea PARTICIPANTS Leaders from 53 states and 4 international organizations (total 58 head delegates): • Chair: Republic of Korea. • Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, […]
Senate and House Appropriators Increase Funding for Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Programs
During the week of April 23 the Senate and House Appropriations Committees approved their respective versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. The bill funds the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) core nuclear material security and nonproliferation activities, which are housed in the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account. The bill also […]
[Op-Ed] 2012 Seoul Summit: Pivot to Global Nuclear Security
by Duyeon Kim Published in the Korea Economic Institute’s “The Peninsula” on April 4, 2012. The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea could have been a watershed moment for nuclear security. The 58 heads of state and world leaders were expected to implement nuclear security measures conceptualized by the Obama administration’s first Summit in […]
[Paper] Where Nuclear Safety and Security Meet
By Duyeon Kim and Jungmin Kang Published in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists January/February 2012 edition found here. Abstract A Fukushima-like nuclear accident does not have to be caused by nature. Similar results could be wrought by a dedicated terrorist group that gained access to a nuclear power plant and disabled its safety systems. […]
Letter to the President on Nuclear Material Security and Non-Proliferation Funding
The President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: We strongly urge you to make every effort to ensure that threat reduction and nonproliferation programs are funded at the Senate Appropriations Committee-approved level in the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. Based on […]
