[ RadSafe ] UN Atomic Agency Names Steps to Curb Weapons Spread

[Gerry Blackwood]

UN Atomic Agency Names Steps to Curb Weapons Spread 

As parties to the Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty prepare to meet this spring to curb the spread of illicit arms, the International Atomic Energy Agency on 2 February spotlighted seven steps for speedy action, including a moratorium on new facilities that could produce weapons-grade fuel and a clampdown on smuggling. “Some of the needed fixes can be made in May, but only if governments are ready to act,” said the agency’s Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei. [View press release]