Securing Nuclear Materials : The 2012 Summit and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

International agencies.

International relations.

Nuclear facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (39 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1169a in the 2011 issue.

Discusses Nuclear Security Summit in D.C., held on Apr. 12-13, 2010, to encourage world leaders to cooperate to achieve Obama Administration goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the world by 2013. Addresses major nuclear security issues in light of upcoming Mar. 2012 summit in South Korea. 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 Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

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

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