Securing the Nuclear Future
About
NTI Vice President Laura Holgate delivers a speech at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting in which she argues that nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation are mutually reinforcing and that the path toward a secure nuclear future must involve engaging all relevant voices and aligning the objectives of nuclear commerce and nonproliferation.
Understanding
the Nuclear Threat
Reducing the risk of nuclear use by terrorists and nation-states requires a broad set of complimentary strategies targeted at reducing state reliance on nuclear weapons, stemming the demand for nuclear weapons and denying organizations or states access to the essential nuclear materials, technologies and know-how.
In Depth
Country Profile
North Korea
This article provides an overview of North Korea's historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.
Global Security Newswire
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Nuclear Opponent Exposes French Reactor Security Vulnerability: Greenpeace
May 3, 2012
An antinuclear activist on Wednesday used a paraglider to fly close to a French atomic energy plant, where he dropped a smoke device on the roof a reactor in an apparent effort to highlight site defense vulnerabilities that could be exploited by terrorists in an airstrike, Reuters reported.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Investigates Lost Spent Fuel From U.S. Power Plant
June 29, 2004
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week that it is investigating the disappearance of two spent nuclear fuel rod segments from a nuclear power plant in Vermont (see GSN, June 4).
