U.S. President Barack Obama and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (L) speak during the closing nwes conference of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
At Summit, U.S. And Russia Agree On Nuclear Terrorism Threat -- Reuters
(Reuters) - World leaders called on countries on Tuesday to cut their use and their stocks of highly enriched nuclear fuel to the minimum to help prevent al Qaeda-style militants from obtaining material for atomic bombs.
Winding up a third nuclear security summit since 2010, this one overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis, 53 countries - including the United States and Russia at a time of high tension between them - agreed much headway had been made in the past four years.
But they also underlined that many challenges remained and stressed the need for increased international cooperation to make sure highly enriched uranium (HEU), plutonium and other radioactive substances do not fall into the wrong hands.
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More News On The Nuclear Security Summit
Nuclear Security Summit ends with focus on fighting nuclear terrorism -- Deutsche Welle
Nations pledge to increase nuclear security -- BBC
Obama hails achievements of nuclear summit, but says more work is needed -- CNN
Obama hails 'fundamental shift' on nuke security -- AP
Obama winds up nuclear summit with 35-nation pledge -- AFP
35 Countries Agree to Tougher Nuclear Security Standards -- Voice of America
Global Pledge To Boost Nuclear Security -- Radio Free Europe
35 countries pledge to beef up nuclear security -- AP
Nuclear Security Bid Trimmed Amid U.S.-Russian Discord -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Obama says US to host next nuclear summit in 2016 -- AP
Obama’s Nuclear Summit Aimed to Stop Terrorists. Now Putin’s the Issue. -- Christopher Dickey and Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
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