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By P. S. Suryanarayana
SINGAPORE, NOV. 10. An Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on nuclear safeguards and security held in Sydney earlier this week has said an "early and comprehensive implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1540" is a `priority' task for the international community to "reduce the risk of nuclear and radiological terrorism." The U.S., China, Japan, Australia and several East Asian countries took part in the conference. Noting that resolution 1540 called upon states to "take cooperative action to prevent illicit trafficking in nuclear weapons, their means of delivery, and related materials," the Asia Pacific Ministers drew attention to parallel accent on combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in respect of "non-state actors" in particular. The meeting said the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Committee in charge of the resolution should "strengthen cooperation in order to bring their respective expertise into full play in a coordinated approach."
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The other `priorities' identified were : global-scale implementation of the IAEA's "strengthened safeguards system," protection of nuclear materials and facilities, an effective control and protection of radioactive sources in a manner consistent with their safe use, effective domestic controls inclusive of those on exports of sensitive materials, and steps to ensure "effective national nuclear security capability."
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