Nuclear Security Summit 2014

Preview and reports of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014. NSS 2014 was a world summit, aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism around the globe. It was the third of a series of NSSs.

The NSS was working to prevent nuclear terrorism by:

+ Reducing the amount of dangerous nuclear material in the world

+ Improving the security of all nuclear material and radioactive sources

+ Improving international cooperation

• Primary Source

Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/14/178: Nuclear Security Summit (The Hague, 24 and 25 March 2014) http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/141784.pdf

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Key Source, 23.03.14: Nuclear Security Summit http://epthinktank.eu/2014/03/23/nuclear-security-summit/

Council of the European Union; Press Release, 21.03.14: Factsheet: Nuclear Security Summit The Hague, 24-25 March 2014 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/141783.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/14/306: Nuclear Security Summit, The Hague, 24 and 25 March http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-306_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/82: The Hague Declaration following the G7 meeting on 24 March http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-82_en.pdf

European Council: Press Release, 24.03.14: Statement by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/141877.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/247: Speech by President Barroso at the 3rd Nuclear Security Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-247_en.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 25.03.14: Nuclear Security Summit ends with focus on fighting nuclear terrorism http://dw.de/p/1BVeV

BBC News, 25.03.14: Nations pledge to increase nuclear security http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26736354

Website: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 http://www.nss2016.org/

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