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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
IAEA defines nuclear security role after nuclear summit
The IAEA plans to play a big role in insuring that nuclear materials do not fall into the wrong hands. At the nuclear summit the world's leaders worked on a plan to make sure every one is on the same page.
With many nations looking to build more nuclear reactors to take advantage of safe nuclear power, the IAEA will play a key role globally.
There was just one problem. One of the biggest players was not there. Although Israel did send diplomats to the nuclear summit, Netanyahu did not show up. That's more politics than anything else.
The summit still managed to get a lot of things done. It would have been nice for Netanyahu to show his face, the middle east is a hot bed for nuclear materials proliferation and nuclear security threats. The nations at the nuclear summit missed a great chance to have a "group intervention" with Israel. More >>>