Many of our programs go to the heart of combating nuclear terrorism, but we now have to. Our determination to tackle this issue head on is the reason why, at the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism plenary in south korea last year. I want to talk for a moment about our collective roles in combatting nuclear terrorism. The fight against nuclear terrorism european leadership. Spotting the need for a new foundation against nuclear terrorism requires vision. Nuclear security summit 2016 action plan in support of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. Together, presidents bush and putin set forth that vision last july when they announced the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism on the eve of the g8 summit in st. Partners join the gicnt by endorsing the statement of principles, a set of broad. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt plenary. Nov 01, 2006 thirteen nations gathered this week in rabat, morocco to confront the grave international threat of nuclear terrorism by endorsing the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, a joint initiative announced in july by president bush and russias president putin. With the breaking up of the soviet union, prevention and deterrence became the united states main focus in the fight against nuclear terrorism. Partner nations endorse global initiative to combat nuclear. Nuclear terrorism threats and responses future of the. Nuclear proliferation and the potential threat of nuclear.
Jan 07, 2014 speech given at the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism on 7. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism july 2006. Many countries continue to make efforts to strengthen nuclear security by enhancing systems of nuclear material protection, control. Gicnt abbreviation stands for global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. The most difficult challenge for a terrorist organization seeking to build a nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device is obtaining fissile material, either plutonium or highly enriched uranium heu. Gitcnt global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism.
The gicnt, which is cochaired by the united states and russia, is an international partnership of 85 nations and four official observers. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is pleased to announce the nuclear detection and nuclear forensics workshop and tabletop exercise. The gicnts first meeting was in continuing the gicnts emphasis on practical activities to promote held in rabat, morocco, in october 2006, where participants established the statement of principles a set of eight. Thirteen nations gathered this week in rabat, morocco to confront the grave international threat of nuclear terrorism by endorsing the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, a joint initiative announced in july by president bush and russias president putin. Gicnt global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Continuing the efforts of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. The threat of nuclear terrorism and the physical security of nuclear. While the fbi investigates all acts of terrorism in the united states, the prevention of a nuclear attack is. Finally, as reported by the nuclear threat initiatives nuclear security index, countries are not well prepared to protect their nuclear facilities against cyberattacks, which may be an attractive option for terrorists and hackers, but also statesponsored cyberattacks.
The government of japan held the plenary meeting of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt on june 1 and 2 in tokyo. India will be hosting the implementation and assessment group meeting of the gicnt. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism is the first initiative of its kind, one that takes a comprehensive approach to dealing with all elements of the challenge. Bush and president vladimir putin of russia in 2006 to develop partnerships between states in order to. The event will be hosted by the joint research centre institute for transuranium elements jrcitu. Garwin the middle contour of 10 microsv tede corresponds to about one additional death by cancer5 for each twomillion people exposed at that level, and is the limit sometimes recommended by the. Mar 31, 2016 since 2006, the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt has grown into a partnership of 86 nations and 5 official observers committed to strengthening global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism.
September 11 presented us with a clear and present danger and a global threat that requires global action, says mohamed elbaradei. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt. The global politics of combating nuclear terrorism 1st edition. Conclusion of the global initiative to combat nuclear. Oct 27, 2001 experts from around the world are meeting at the iaea on 29 october to 2 november at an international symposium on nuclear safeguards, verification, and security. Nnsas work with morocco as part of our broader effort under the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism to build and enhance the global capacity to prevent and respond to nuclear and radiological emergencies, said nnsa associate administrator for emergency operations joseph krol. What is the abbreviation for global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. It is being hosted by mea in coordination with dae.
Membership in the gicnt is founded on commitment to a. The fight against nuclear terrorism european leadership network. How nuclear forensics can help us to tackle nuclear terrorism. Under the leadership of russia and the united states, the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt was launched in 2006 and has since grown to include 86 partner nations and five official observer organizations, held over 80 multilateral activities, produced seven important foundational guidelines documents and developed a body of best. It is funded and maintained on behalf of partner nations by the government of the united states in its role as cochair of the initiative. The global politics of combating nuclear terrorism 9780415853729. Speech given at the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism on 7. This website is a cooperative project undertaken by nations that have endorsed the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is an international partnership of 88 nations and five official observers working to improve capacity on a national and international level for prevention, detection, and response to a nuclear terrorist event. Effective information sharing within the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism should also support participants desire to work together not only as a whole but also on a regional and bilateral basis as is called for in the terms of reference of the initiative. More robust than the psi, the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism represents the most farreaching multilateral program designed to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism.
The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is an international partnership of 86 nations and 4 official observers working to improve capacity on a national and international level for prevention, detection, and response to a nuclear terrorist event. The threat of nuclear terrorism has become a global concern. Approximately 220 representatives from 74 countries, including the u. New delhi, india, 810 february 2017 hosted by the government of indias ministry of external affairs, in coordination with the indian department of atomic energy, 152 technical experts and policy representatives from 41 partner nations of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt and 4 of its official observer international organizations gathered in new. A grave concern for many is the prospect of socalled islamic state and other terrorist groups obtaining nuclear or radioactive material to produce a nuclear or dirty bomb or attacking or sabotaging a nuclear power plant. Nuclear security summit 2016 action plan in support of the. Today, our focus is on nuclear proliferation and the potential threat of nuclear terrorism in asia and the pacific and i am pleased at the opportunity to share with you my perspectives on the challenges we face, and how the iaea is working to strengthen nuclear security and the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
The gicnt, which is cochaired by the united states and russia, is an international partnership of 85. The problem with uncontrolled worstcase analysis, as michael levi argues so persuasively in on nuclear terrorism, is that the terrorist adversary becomes ten feet tall, omnicompetent and bound. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism 2017 plenary. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt. As explained above, a plethora of nuclear arms were split up, threefourths of them going to three especially weak, national securitywise, possibly hostile countries. Global initiative united states department of state. Our determination to tackle this issue head on is the reason why, at the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism plenary in south korea last year, we announced that we would host this symposium. Improve accounting, control, and physical protection of nuclear material and radioactive substances, as well as security of nuclear facilities. Chapter 7 provides a list of very recent global incidents and trafficking of nuclear materials that can be used for nuclear terrorism acts. Ten years of the global initiative to combat nuclear.
Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism wikipedia. Since 2006, the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt has grown into a partnership of 86 nations and 5 official observers committed to strengthening global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism. Calculating the new global nuclear terrorism threat. However, the 3 the global nuclear stockpile stands at roughly 19,000 nuclear weaponsthe nucleararmed states account for an estimated 420 of those weapons, while the nuclear weapon states have the rest. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is an international partnership that was launched in july 2006 by russia and the us, with the purpose of reinforcing global capacity to prevent, detect and respond to nuclear and radiological terrorism. Five priorities for the air forces future combat air force.
The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is a voluntary international partnership of 89 nations and six international organizations that are committed to strengthening global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism. May 30, 20 the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt. The gicnt welcomed paraguay and nigeria as new partners. Presidents bush and putin jointly announced the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism on july 15, 2006 on the eve of the g8 summit in st.
The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is also described in this chapter, as well as a mention of the legal issues related to anti terrorism activities. Joint statement on the contributions of the global. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism ias abhiyan. Thus all that the united states and its allies have to do to prevent nuclear terrorism is to prevent terrorists from acquiring a weapon or nuclear material. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism 2017 plenary meeting joint cochair statement partner nations and official observers of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt gathered in tokyo, japan, june 12, 2017, for the gicnts 10th seniorlevel plenary meeting. Read the full publication understanding the threat of nuclear terrorism report using our online ereader tool. Calculating the new global nuclear terrorism threat iaea.
This is a key meet on nuclear security in february 810, 2017. Partners join the gicnt by endorsing the statement of principles, a set of broad nuclear security objectives. Jul 15, 2006 today, president bush and president putin of russia announced the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. My thanks also to you for taking the time to join us at lancaster house to explore how nuclear forensics can help us to. Joint statement on the contributions of the global initiative. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt supports the mission of the voluntary partnership of 86 countries and 5 official observer organizations to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect, deter, and respond to nuclear terrorism by conducting multilateral activities that improve partner nations plans, policies, operational procedures and capacity and the general. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism carnegie. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism will build the capacity of willing partner nations to combat the global threat of nuclear terrorism.
Gicnt stands for global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. This initiative builds on the presidents proven record of combating terrorism. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt supports the mission of the voluntary partnership of 86 countries and 5 official observer organizations to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect. Presidents bush and putin have committed to combating the threat of nuclear terrorism and pursuing the necessary steps with other willing partner nations to combat nuclear terrorism. The nuclear terrorism convention requires parties to take all practible measures to prevent and counter preparations for nuclear terrorist attacks, though these are neither defined nor prioritized. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism gicnt is also described in this chapter, as well as a mention of the legal issues related to antiterrorism activities. Today, president bush and president putin of russia announced the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism. Jul 14, 2005 thus all that the united states and its allies have to do to prevent nuclear terrorism is to prevent terrorists from acquiring a weapon or nuclear material.
The greatest threat we face today is the possibility of a secret and sudden attack with chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or. Nov 01, 2012 our determination to tackle this issue head on is the reason why, at the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism plenary in south korea last year, we announced that we would host this symposium. The global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, cochaired by the united states and russia, is an international partnership of 86 nations and five official observers that have endorsed a set of core nuclear security principles across the full spectrum of nuclear terrorism deterrence, prevention, detection, and response objectives.
On nuclear terrorism confronts what many argue is the greatest national security threat we face. Understanding the threat of nuclear terrorism csba. Apr 01, 2016 last weeks attacks in brussels, along with those in turkey and pakistan, highlight once again the threat of terrorism we all face. A special session on 2 november focuses on the issue of combating nuclear terrorism. Partner nations endorse global initiative to combat. The global initiative was created by president george w.