Ten years after the Nuclear Security Summits, what now?
Why it matters: The decline in political attention leaves nuclear materials vulnerable to theft or sabotage by non-state actors.
- Nuclear security risks are increasing across various domains, including physical threats in conflict zones and digital vulnerabilities in cyberspace.
- Political attention to nuclear security has not kept pace with the evolving and growing nature of these threats.
- The Nuclear Security Summits, held ten years ago, marked a period of higher political engagement that has since waned.
A decade after the Nuclear Security Summits, global nuclear security risks are escalating due to factors ranging from active war zones to sophisticated cyber threats. Despite these growing dangers, political focus and international efforts to address nuclear security have significantly diminished.
