Nuclear Security
Securing and protecting nuclear materials against theft and sabotage
In April 2009, US President Barack Obama outlined a comprehensive nuclear agenda in a speech in Prague that included a commitment to “secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world in four years.” The Nuclear Security Summits have improved awareness of the threat and produced some reforms, but more work is needed to bolster a regime that is largely voluntary. In addition to establishing baseline standards of security, countries should consider a strong, regular peer review system, elimination and/or minimization of HEU or separated Pu in the civilian sectors, a switch to LEU for naval fuel, and establishing an infrastructure (if not a new legal regime) for information exchange, training and development of security cultures.
Multimedia
62nd Pugwash Conference: Future of civilian nuclear energy in Astana, Kazakhstan - Event; August 29, 2017
Book Launch: Insider Threats; May 10, 2017
Beyond the Nuclear Security Summits: the Role of Centers of Nuclear Security Excellence; March 29, 2016
Policy Recommendations for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit; June 29, 2015
The Way Forward for Nuclear Security - Stanley Foundation Video; March 15, 2014
Governing Uranium: Security in the Front-End of the Fuel Cycle - Event; May 7, 2014
Creating a Legacy for the Nuclear Security Summit - Event; April 2, 2014
Governing Uranium - Roundtable Discussion at DIIS; April 10, 2013
Nuclear Security and WINS - Interview with Will Tobey; June 12, 2013
The Seoul 2012 Nuclear Security Summit - Interview with Sharon Squassoni; March 22, 2012
The 2010 Washington D.C. Nuclear Security Summit - Interview with Sharon Squassoni; April 9, 2010
CSIS Publications & Reports
Report: ISCN-CSIS Washington Workshop 2016 Nuclear Security Collaboration Between CoEs and Civil Society: Filling the Gaps, by Sharon Squassoni; September 2, 2016
Report: Nuclear Security and Regional Fuel Cycle Decisions: Northeast Asia, by Sharon Squassoni; January 26, 2016
Policy Perspectives: Managing Nuclear Security Risks Post-2016: The Case for Centers of Excellence, by Sharon Squassoni; November 9, 2015
Report: Collaboration Among Centers of Excellence in Asia, Co-hosted by CSIS and the Stanley Foundation, by Sharon Squassoni and Bobby Kim; March 18, 2015
Report: Integrating Nuclear Security Policy & Technology: Asian Centers of Excellence, by Kenneth N. Luongo and Sarah Williams; Jul 15, 2014
Critical Questions: Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, by Sharon Squassoni; Mar 19, 2012
Critical Questions: Nuclear Safety and Security, by Sharon Squassoni; Sep 20, 2011
Critical Questions: The Nuclear Security Summit, by Sharon Squassoni; Apr 1, 2010
Other Publications
The incredible shrinking nuclear offset to climate change
By Sharon Squassoni, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. January 2, 2017
Nuclear Reprocessing Brings Unneeded Security Risks to East Asia
By Sharon Squassoni, Global Times. March 2014.
Building a Nuclear Security Framework From the Ground Up: Encouraging Coordination Among Centers of Excellence in Northeast Asia
By Sharon Squassoni, Policy Analysis Brief, The Stanley Foundation, March 2013.
Inching Forward at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
By Sharon Squassoni, Asia Pacific Bulletin. East-West Center. April 2012.
Nuclear Safety and Security at the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
By Sharon Squassoni, USKI Working Paper Series. US-Korea Institute at SAIS: Johns Hopkins University. March 2012.
How Can Countries Ensure that the Nuclear Security Summit Does Not Lose Momentum and Become Just Another Gathering?
By Sharon Squassoni, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. March 2012.
Nuclear Security at the Seoul Summit
By Sharon Squassoni, Global Asia. March 2012.
Presentations
Structural Changes in Nuclear Energy. Nov 5, 2015
Reducing Nuclear Risks. November 17, 2014
Regional Approaches to Promote Nuclear Governance. October 29-30, 2014
Centers of Excellence Collaboration in Asia. July 17, 2014
Nuclear Security and Fuel Cycle Choices in Asia. June 27, 2014
Nexus Between Security, Nonproliferation and INF Management. June 26, 2014
Uranium Governance in the United States. May 7, 2014
Nuclear Security Centers of Excellence in Asia. Nov 11-12, 2013
Uranium Governance in the United States. Sep 23-24, 2013
Small Modular Reactors: Contours of Proliferation/Security Risks, May 29-30, 2013
Nuclear Security Training: What Lies Ahead? Apr 19, 2013
Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security Issues at the Back End of the Fuel Cycle, Dec 12-13, 2012
Nuclear Security Summits: a U.S. Perspective, Sep 7, 2012
Nuclear Power: Challenges of Governance and Security, Sep 3, 2011
Tailoring the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit: Korea’s Legacy, May 12-13, 2011