| ID | 129119 |
| Title Proper | Lag on nuclear materials pact decried |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kelsey Davenport |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The failure of several key states to ratify a nuclear security treaty ahead of this month's nuclear security summit is a disappointment, but an Indonesian initiative may increase the pace of ratifications, an official familiar with the preparations for the meeting said. The two previous nuclear security summits, in Washington in 2010 and Seoul in 2012, have emphasized the importance of the entry into force of a 2005 amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). The March 24-25 summit in The Hague is also likely to encourage ratification of this treaty. The original treaty, which entered into force in 1987, sets security standards for nuclear material in transit. Its 2005 amendment would expand the scope of the physical protection measures to cover material in storage. An additional 26 ratifications are necessary to reach the 98 necessary for bringing the amendment into force. Although the 2012 Seoul summit communiqué urged states "in a position to do so to accelerate their domestic approval" of the amendment in order to achieve entry into force by 2014, 17 of the 53 summit participants have yet to ratify it |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.32-33 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.32-33 |
| Key Words | Latest ACA Resources ; Fissile Material ; Nuclear Security Summit - NSS 2014 ; Nuclear Security Efforts ; Middle East ; Pact Decried ; Nuclear Materials ; Nuclear Weapons ; Indonesian Initiative ; Nuclear Security ; Nuclear Arsenal ; Nuclear Detonator ; International Regime ; International Coordination ; International Cooperation - IC ; International Relations - IR ; International Organization - IO ; Nuclear Proliferation Treaty - NPT ; United States - US ; United Kingdom - UK ; United Nations - UN ; European Union - EU ; Nuclear Regime ; Arsenal Control ; Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material - CPPNM |