A new US step on weapons of mass destruction

US President Joe Biden signed the National Security Circular on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, and Advanced Security of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials, according to a White House statement.

Accordingly, the United States aims to work with local and international actors, other governments, and the private sector on a new and comprehensive strategy adopted to prevent the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and the use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons by non-state actors.

HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS CREATED

On the other hand, it was emphasized that the storage, transportation, processing, and use of highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium and other nuclear materials pose permanent risks to the national security of the United States.

Therefore, the circular states that the United States should minimize the production of nuclear material used in weapons only in amounts necessary to support vital national security interests, safely destroy nuclear material in excess of civil and security needs national, support nuclear material safety activities. of multilateral organizations and it was pointed out that it has adopted a series of policies such as increasing international cooperation on this issue.

“IT WILL BE USEFUL”

In addition, the circular noted that the global storage, transportation, processing, and use of radioactive materials can pose a security risk, noting that minimizing the use of these materials when technical and economic alternatives exist would be beneficial to security, health and health. and economic interests.

In the circular, which indicates that the US will support studies carried out in this context using alternative technologies, it was also indicated that attention will be paid to the safety of transporting radioactive materials, permanent destruction or recycling of unused radioactive resources. be insured (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)