President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday join 53 other Heads of State at a summit in Seoul to deliberate on ways to tackle nuclear terrorism.
The Second International Nuclear Security Summit, slated for Monday and Tuesday, will enable the world leaders and other participants to address issues on nuclear safety and threats to the international order, the News agency of Nigeria reports.
The two-day meeting, hosted by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, will review progress on measures to enhance nuclear security at both national and international levels.
The Seoul summit follows the first one in Washington DC in 2010 that was widely interpreted as a personal initiative by United States President Barack Obama. Nuclear security analysts say a global consensus on what should be the highest priority and actions to prevent terrorists from gaining access to nuclear materials does not exist.
This year’s summit will focus on the formulation of practical measures and plan of action, especially as more countries are now advocating the destruction of nuclear materials. A reduced stock of nuclear materials will mean fewer opportunities for nuclear terrorism.
At the 2010 summit, the leaders pledged to minimise the use of weapons-grade nuclear materials in the civilian sector, to ratify international conventions on nuclear security and to establish ‘centres of excellence’to provide relative education and training and promote nuclear security.
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