On October 12-14, 2015, a roundtable of experts and policymakers convened to discuss Nuclear Security and Information Sharing as part of the Stanley Foundation’s 56th annual Strategy for Peace Conference.
Indeed, the need to share nuclear security-related information while maintaining confidentiality of its sensitive aspects has been identified as an issue of paramount importance to strengthening global nuclear security. However, international nuclear security conventions only encourage, but do not formalize, the exchange of information among state parties and international organizations in a manner that would sustain effectiveness.
In the roundtable discussion, the group worked to identify providers and recipients of nuclear security information on the facility, national, and international levels and to determine what kinds of nuclear security-related information are useful to each group. They also discussed the differences in sharing information during normal circumstances versus in emergency situations and how increased, regularized, and sustained information exchange may strengthen security regimes nationally, regionally, and internationally. The policy memo summarizes the roundtable dialogue and analysis of these challenges from leading experts.
Click here to visit the Stanley Foundation’s website and download the policy memo.
