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Nuclear Security Culture

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A United States nuclear security official once said that “good security is 20 percent equipment and 80 percent culture.” Therefore, culture is very critical in achieving sustainable nuclear security. Nuclear security culture can be defined as cumulative attributes and attitudes of individuals, organizations, and institutions which serve as a fulcrum to support, energize, and sustain nuclear security. Some of the nuclear security cultures which need to be addressed include; Culture of transparency and mutual trust, a culture of greater efficiency and enhanced performance. 4.1.1 Culture of Transparency and mutual trust Nuclear security strategies in most states are cocooned in secrecy and almost lacking in transparency. As rightly suggested by …show more content…

The policy framework of IAEA and other nuclear security organizations have only passively supported a regional approach to nuclear security. Indeed this was succinctly captured as follows; ‘The responsibility for nuclear security within a state rests entirely with the state, which has to ensure the security of nuclear materials, other radioactive materials, associated facilities, and associated activities under its jurisdiction. Each state aims to achieve nuclear security by creating its own nuclear security regime which is appropriate to that State.’(IAEA, 2013). Francesca (2016) eloquently submitted that most states continue to pursue cooperation with the IAEA at the national level and disparities in technological advancements and nuclear security goals make a collective solution more cumbersome and …show more content…

However, it must be submitted that national policy alone may not be sufficient to combat nuclear security threat. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation, especially among the neighboring countries, would be vital to extracting commitment and political will for nuclear security policies. If regional cooperation is strong both from a security and an economic standpoint, countries might be more inclined to cooperate further on border control and export control policies. It is the view of this author that nuclear threat is an international concern which should be harmonized among the neighboring countries. As an instance, the bilateral cooperation between Brazil and Argentina came into existence after several years of suspicion and uncertainties. A body christened the Agencia Brasilera-Argentina de Contabilidad y Control de Materiales Nucelares (ABACC) was established in 1991.This agency was responsible for the verification of nuclear materials usage pattern between these two countries. Their three prong focuses are; to safeguard the nuclear facilities and materials; train the technical staff and; ensure technical cooperation with other related organizations. Also, Argentina and Brazil has integrated their nuclear resources for technological and socio-economic development of their people. ABACC is

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