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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Promises, promises: A progress report one year after the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit

Promises, promises: A progress report one year after the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit

Two years ago in Prague, President Barack Obama laid out his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. Recognizing that this would not likely be achieved in his lifetime, he outlined practical steps by which the international community might strive for greater security in a world where nuclear weapons still exist. One of these steps was the four-year goal to secure all loose nuclear material -- almost immediately after his speech, concerns about nuclear terrorism and nuclear material security were prominent on the international agenda.

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