Facing the Nuclear Terrorism Threat

Posted March 15th, 2010 at 12pm by Joanna_Hecht


"With enough nuclear material to build more than 120,000 Hiroshima-sized nuclear bombs spread around the globe, and significant amounts of these materials inadequately secured in dangerous regions, the nuclear terrorism threat is real and it's time to get serious about rapidly locking down and reducing these dangerous stockpiles," wrote Alexandra Toma, program director at the Connect U.S. Fund, and Kenneth Luongo, president of the Partnership for Global Security in an op-ed last Friday. The two co-chair the Fissile Materials Working Group. Read the full piece on the Hill's website.

Primary Issues: 
Counterterrorism
Nuclear Weapons
Arms Control-Disarmament
Advocacy Practices: 
None
All contents & comments are the opinions of the authors. The Connect U.S. Fund does not take positions on candidates for political office or political parties.

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