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NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT | Countering New Global Threats
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World Pursues Nuclear Security
At the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, 47 nations commit to advancing nuclear security goals, and President Obama outlines how global cooperation will combat the threat of nuclear terrorism and safeguard nuclear material. (See Communiqué.)
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U.S., Russia Agree to Reduce Plutonium Stocks
Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov conclude the U.S.-Russia Plutonium Disposition Agreement initially reached in 2000. The pact commits each country to eliminating 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium.
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U.S., China to Cooperate on Iran
President Obama and President Hu agree their delegations will work together on drafting a U.N. resolution aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. The leaders had their fourth face-to-face meeting on the first day of the Nuclear Security Summit.
Photo Gallery
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Milestones in Arms Control
For more than 40 years, the United States and Russia have sought ways to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and reduce the chances such weapons will ever be used.
In the headlines
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Summit a Success
World leaders agree to combat nuclear terrorism and protect vulnerable nuclear material.
Today, we are declaring that nuclear terrorism is one of the most challenging threats to international security.
Video
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Students on Nonproliferation
Find out what U.S. and Russian college students have to say about how nuclear arms affect their nations and the world.