Slowly, some progress on Nuclear Security

Measured Progress on Nuclear Security

NYT, By THE EDITORIAL BOARDMARCH 25, 2014 Although the summit meeting was overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine, 53 international leaders in The Hague this week made important progress on securing nuclear materials around the world and keeping them out of the hands of terrorist groups like Al Qaeda. There is still a long way to go to address the challenges of a world awash in nuclear materials and weapons, but many countries are taking constructive action……..At this week’s summit meeting, only 35 of the 53countries agreed to enact into their laws internationalguidelines on nuclear security like criminalizing unauthorized acts involving nuclear materials. What is needed are binding international legal standards, applicable to all, and a treaty to ban the production of fissile material altogether.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/opinion/measured-progress-on-nuclear-security.html?_r=0

March 26, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized