Chapter 7 The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit
On
April 12-13 in 2010 the president Obama carried out the summit on
nuclear safety in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Representatives of 50 countries of the world took part in the summit.
The meeting was concentrated to a safety issue of nuclear materials
as questions of non-proliferation, disarmament and peace nuclear
power were considered.
T
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he first the key purpose in 2010 of the summit is strengthening and expansion of the international legal system which operates nuclear safety. Since April, 2010 of 13 new countries ratified amendments of the Convention on physical protection of nuclear materials, and also 12 new countries ratified the International convention on suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism.
The main goal of the summit consisted in increasing the safety of the high-enriched Uranium and Plutonium. In April, 2010 modernization of system of storage and transportation of nuclear materials in a number of the countries was complete. Nearly 400 kg of VOU were taken out from 10 countries for destruction, and some research reactors are transferred from VOU on NOU fuel. [17]
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the communiqué consisting of 12 points which admitted nuclear
terrorism as « one of the most difficult threats of the
international security» was developed. An important role of the
United Nations and IAEA was admitted in this communiqué. The support
in realization of methods of nuclear safety was also admitted and
there was a recognition that VOU and plutonium demand special
measures of protection. [18]
P
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rime Minister Gilani represented Pakistan at the summit. There he declared that Pakistan has a powerful mode of nuclear safety. It consists of 4 main points:
“1. Accurate system of command and the management, making national authority of command the Department of strategic plans and strategic commands of Forces, carries out strict control over all aspects of policy, purchases, operation and, the most important, nuclear safety.
2. A high security of the regulation, covering all questions connected with nuclear safety and safety, include physical protection of materials and the equipment, materials of control and the account, safety on transport, prevention of illicit trafficking and boundary control. In it plans on fight with possible radiating emergencies also are considered.
3. Extensive mode of export control.
"4. The international cooperation according to our national policy and interests, and also the international obligations. [19]”
Thus Pakistan met with approval from the USA, the American administration was convinced of protection of the Pakistan nuclear objects. The Pakistan delegation declared: «It is a big victory, but big break still ahead» (It is a big victory, but a big breakthrough is still to come) [20].