By Sam Kane and Kingston Reif WHAT IS THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE (PSI)? • The Proliferation Security Initiative is an international effort that aims to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and their related components and materials. WHO IS INVOLVED WITH PSI? • Initially, PSI’s membership consisted of eleven countries (the […]
Fact Sheet: The 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and the International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT)
By Sam Kane and Kingston Reif What Are These Conventions? -CPPNM was opened for signatures in 1980, and entered into force in 1987. The original convention required signatory states to maintain adequate physical protection of nuclear materials in international transport. The 2005 amendment to CPPNM extended these physical protection standards to nuclear facilities and […]
Fact Sheet: 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit Results
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 […]
