Nuclear security in European Union member states / [electronic resource] Marcy Fowler and Alisa Carrigan

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The paper finds that EU member states have generally fulfilled their responsibilities well, demonstrating an awareness of the importance of nuclear security and dealing with threats appropriately within their domestic systems. Nonetheless, there is further action that they could take in order to improve nuclear security, such as: (a) reducing nuclear material stocks and sites; (b) increasing physical nuclear security measures; and (c) increasing activity in international agreements and cooperation.

The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium is a network of foreign policy institutions and research centres from across the EU engaged in political and security-related dialogue and discussion of measures to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems. The Consortium is managed jointly by SIPRI and three other institutes, in close cooperation with the representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The three institutes are the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique in Paris, the Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt (HSFK/PRIF), and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

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