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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This paper addresses the issues on nuclear security governance building through
the Nuclear Security Summit. Given the increased threat of nuclear terrorism by
non-state actors, the current global mechanism addressing nuclear security has
revealed serious limitations. Despite various legally binding instruments-such as the
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), the International
Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), the UN
Security Council Resolution 1540 and other non-legally-binding instruments-global
efforts to address nuclear terrorism have faced serious challenges to their effectiveness.
As a result, after U.S. President Obama's speech in 2009 in Prague, the first Nuclear
Security Summit Meeting was successfully held in Washington, D.C. Based on its
success, the second Nuclear Security Summit Meeting is scheduled to be held in
March 2012 in Seoul, Korea. In addition to the ongoing issues, the Seoul Meeting
will deal with new issues such as nuclear safety in reflection of the 2011 Fukushima
accident. The meeting may also consider discussions on other important issues
such as the framework agreement, involvement of relevant stakeholders, further
institutionalization of the Nuclear Security Summit Meeting and sustainable financing
as long-term agendas. Ultimately, this process will reinforce the effectiveness of the
global efforts to tackle nuclear terrorism and other related issues.
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