A Blueprint for Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

This week, leaders or senior officials from 54 countries and four international organizations met in Seoul, South Korea for a summit on keeping nuclear weapons and their essential materials out of the hands of terrorists. Today’s terrorists have global reach, so that mission rightly requires a broad international effort. But the United States and Russia possess 95% of the world’s nuclear weapons and most of the world’s weapons-usable nuclear material, and so bear a special responsibility for preventing nuclear terrorism. Unfortunately, both countries missed an opportunity in Seoul – neither committed to major new steps to strengthen nuclear security at home beyond the steps they were already taking, nor did they announced any new joint initiatives. That must change.      Read Here