Securing Nuclear Materials : The 2010 Summit and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies.

Nuclear facilities.

Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Discusses Nuclear Security Summit in D.C. on Apr. 12-13, 2010, which was envisioned to encourage world leaders to cooperate to achieve Obama Administration goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the world by 2013. Examines concepts of nuclear security, challenges to Obama Administration four year goal, domestic nuclear security measures, multilateral efforts to improve nuclear security, role of nongovernmental organizations and industry, and considerations and options for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Securing Nuclear Materials

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