Nuclear Security & Export Controls
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July 9, 2019This new report is the fourth in a series that assesses the extent to which 11 key states are fulfilling, promoting, or undermining 10 standards identified as critical elements of the nonproliferation and disarmament regime. Collectively, states fared worse on the majority of criteria when compared with the prior edition covering the 2013–2016 period.
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June 3, 2019
Holding regular review conferences for the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials would serve to keep nuclear security in the spotlight.
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April 1, 2019
Congress needs to take immediate action to step up efforts to secure worldwide nuclear and radiological materials globally to prevent any possibility of a nuclear terrorist attack, say a bipartisan group of national security officials.
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February 27, 2019The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), in charge of overseeing the safety and security of U.S. nuclear weapons complex sites, is in the middle of a battle with the Department of Energy and Congress over its scope and size and its role as an independent oversight authority.
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December 1, 2018
Lawmakers call for suspending talks on nuclear cooperation agreement following the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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November 1, 2018
High Standards at Issue for Saudi Nuclear Pact
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September 1, 2018
U.S., Japan Extend Nuclear Agreement
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July 25, 2018
A new report reveals a concerning loss of congressional leadership and interest in critical efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism.
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July 17, 2018The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit brought to a close President Obama’s high-level initiative to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism and secure weapons-usable nuclear materials. The commitments that states undertook during the 2010-2016 summits represent significant advances, but effective nuclear security requires continuous improvement to address gaps and new threats.
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July 16, 2018