With the next Nuclear Security Summit approaching in March 2012 in South Korea, the FMWG updated its 2009 consensus policy recommendations to include one on the IAEA and on nuclear security governance. This new document reflects the global nature of the FMWG and includes 14 International Partner perspectives addressing nuclear security.

Rajiv Nayan

Togzhan Kassenova

Cindy Vestergaard

FY 13 Budget Threatens to Weaken Global Nuclear Security

The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) released a new publication which details the group’s 2012 policy recommendations to prevent nuclear terrorism. While substantial progress has been made on global nuclear security since the Nuclear Security Summit in 2010, the FMWG argues much more needs to be done to prevent the threat of nuclear terrorism from becoming reality.

FMWG Press Release

A nuclear smuggling incident in Moldova demonstrates the urgent need to lock down vulnerable nuclear materials to prevent nuclear terrorism, The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), a coalition of leading nuclear security experts, said on Tuesday. The Associated Press reported that government officials in Moldova and the United States are searching for nuclear smugglers in possession of 1 kilogram of highly enriched uranium (HEU).

Rodrigo Alvarez

Eric Biedel

Adam Weinstein

Partnership for Global Security