2012 Nuclear Security Summit: Opportunities and Challenges

Duyeon Kim | Nov 29, 2011 | there are 0 comments 0
Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit

Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit

The Nautilus Institute ran a piece on November 22, 2011 written by yours truly on the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit and can be viewed here or here.

The gist of my piece is:

“There are clear ways in which Seoul can capitalize on its strengths to flavor the 2012 [Nuclear Security Summit] with a “Korean twist” as it maintains depth on key substantive issues that ensure the security of nuclear materials, parts, and facilities…The challenge lies in clearly demonstrating that the benefits outweigh the costs, and that states would have a national interest in further investing their political capital in nuclear security."

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