Obama Secures 47-Nation Pact at Nuclear Summit Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post

Obama Secures 47-Nation Pact at Nuclear Summit Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post

President Obama persuaded 46 countries Tuesday to sign on to a plan to put the world's nuclear material beyond the reach of terrorists within four years, but the commitments are voluntary, and experts said reaching the goal will be difficult.

The governments attending Obama's Nuclear Security Summit agreed to take their own measures to safeguard nuclear material used in bombs, civilian nuclear reactors and power plants, and to strengthen international efforts. The gathering raised the profile of an issue long considered a sideshow in discussions of international security.
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U.S. National Statement on the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-summit-national-statement-united-states


Communiqué of the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/communiqu-washington-nuclear-security-summit


Nuclear Security Work Plan Reference Document
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-work-plan-reference-document