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  1. “The efforts of the Security Council to analyse and assess terrorist threats, highlight existing vulnerabilities, identify capacity gaps with the aim of understanding the challenges posed by terrorism to critical infrastructure, and recommend how best to support Member States in those efforts are essential in combating terrorism.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  2. “In addressing risks relating to nuclear security threats, including acts of terrorism, the Nuclear Security Summits have made important contributions. That work continues now, to a great extent, within the IAEA and in cooperation with other international organizations and industries, as guided by the IAEA Ministerial Conference held in Vienna in December 2016, which reaffirmed the importance of protecting nuclear and radioactive material. The Conference adopted a declaration that puts that responsibility in the hands of the international community, international organizations and Member States. In order to fulfil that requirement, the IAEA and other international organizations need adequate funding. To that end, the support of the Security Council is indispensable.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  3. “For example, the IAEA Director General could inform the State in question in writing about the potential risks associated with inadequate implementation of its legal commitments in relation to the legal instruments adopted, which could open a channel for corrective action that could be undertaken. The proposed changes could be initiated in a number of ways. The IAEA Board of Governors could mandate the secretariat to initiate action. States parties to the nuclear safety and security conventions could also prompt such action during the review meetings on such instruments. The forthcoming International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities, scheduled for November, is yet another venue in which we can explore hardening nuclear infrastructure against acts of terrorism.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  4. “The relevant IAEA treaties, conventions, non-legally binding codes of conduct and United Nations resolutions, as well as the sharing of best practices and resources, are all considered part of today's global nuclear norms.However, what is adopted on paper can be at variance with what is implemented in practice. An option to consider is the establishment of a review process for such legal instruments or mechanisms in order to achieve a more transparent assessment of States' implementation of their obligations. Before such measures can be achieved, there are other steps to take, such as more active engagement by the IAEA.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  5. “There are a number of ways that States can approach the issue of better addressing ways to combat nuclear terrorism. They include closer collaboration between nuclear safety and security regimes, as well as changing the roles of the IAEA and the United Nations. While the following list is by no means exhaustive, it should represent good directions to pursue. Safeguards, security and safety are commonly seen as separate areas of nuclear governance. While there are technical and legal reasons justifying that, the three can also coexist and be mutually reinforcing in many ways. They have synergistic effects on one another, and avenues for collaboration should be identified in order to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall nuclear order.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  6. “While every State is responsible for nuclear safety and security on its own territory, we have to be prepared for accidents, emergencies and incidents that have cross-border impact, including handling emergencies arising from the transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials through or near a State's territories. Preparedness and response capabilities should also cover incidents and emergencies arising from possible terrorist acts using materials that do not originate in the target State. I would like to draw the Council's attention to another sensitive aspect. We should recognize that any assessment of nuclear security relating to the use of nuclear or radioactive materials in military applications in States possessing nuclear weapons remains outside the control of the international community in the situation that exists today.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  7. “Threats of nuclear terrorism can come from many sources, ranging from sophisticated, well-financed terrorist organizations to nuclear smugglers, hackers capable of launching devastating cyber attacks and individuals with malicious intentions and access to inside information on nuclear installations. We must be prepared to deal with wide-ranging threats from various angles and scenarios. When it comes to operating nuclear installations, all those challenges have an effect on their management by facility operators, regulators and those in charge of emergency planning and response.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  8. “At the same time, when we are considering the possibility of acts of nuclear terrorism, we should not confine ourselves to traditional ways of thinking about how such acts can occur or be delivered. For instance, just as nuclear material could be used to build dirty bombs, the possession of such toxic materials could also very well be used as for blackmail purposes, or in novel scenarios involving the dissemination of the materials in urban environments. In that regard, we might recall the issue of the possible contamination ofwater supplies in Damascus in recent weeks. Radioactive materials could be used for similar purposes.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  9. “The second way is a new phenomenon. Terrorist organizations are becoming more sophisticated. A recent report from Conflict Armament Research describing the production by Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) of ammunition reflects a professional approach that included quality controls for the manufacture of its devices. In other words, ISIS is able to attract skilled engineers and other specialists to its production activities, and to internalize sophisticated ways of functioning and means of production. We should therefore not ignore the possibility that such organizations are able to recruit or are at least seeking to co-opt individuals with nuclear skills that could bring insider threats to nuclear installations or increase the probability of the release of dirty bombs, for example.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  10. “Thefts and other attempts to obtain nuclear and radioactive materials have shown that there are circumstances in which that could happen. Nuclear security can also be compromised in other ways. For instance, the energy industry has been the victim of cyber attacks, including by sabotage at nuclear installations, for which my written statement includes some documentary evidence. There are two ways in which the risk of nuclear terrorism is heightened today. The first is the increased use and spread of nuclear technology for the production of electricity, radiation technologies in medicine and industry, and the shipment of radioactive and nuclear materials across borders and seas. That brings with it an increase in the number of physical installations and shipments that could be potential targets for terrorist attacks or theft.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source

  11. “Mr. Heinonen: I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my personal reflections on nuclear terrorism with the Security Council today. I would specifically like to address the issue as it relates to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Council. To that end, I have given the full version of my statement to the Secretariat, as it includes complementary information supporting some of the points I will make today. We all understand that a nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere, as are the ramifications of nuclear terrorism. We are fortunate that so far we have been spared from acts of nuclear terrorism, but we should bear in mind that terrorists have already openly expressed a desire to acquire nuclear weapons.”

    2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source