International Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Security

March 2019

Past Event

International Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Security

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

March 14, 2019

March 2019

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Hubert K. Foy

Director and Senior Research Scientist, African Centre for Science and International Security

Nilsu Gören

Research Associate, Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland

Dmitry Kovchegin

Independent Consultant and Editor, Russian Nuclear Security Update

Hudson Institute, in partnership with the Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), will host a panel of international nuclear security experts to discuss global efforts in reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism.

The panel will examine challenges regarding the security of nuclear and related materials in the regions of Africa, Eurasia, South Asia, and the Middle East and highlight opportunities for deepening international cooperation in the face of mutual threats.

__Hudson Institute would like to thank the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for supporting our nuclear security dialogue; the FMWG would like to thank the MacArthur Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York for their continuing support.__

**NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to press@hudson.org.**

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