Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Launches Exercise Planning Efforts

The United States participated in the first meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Exercise Planning Group in Paris on April 15, to support the development and execution of international exercises aimed at combating the threat posed by nuclear terrorism. Exercise planners from defense, energy, foreign affairs, law enforcement, intelligence, and other ministries from over 20 nations participated in this inaugural meeting to set the agenda for the Initiative’s exercise program.

The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism is a joint initiative launched by U.S. President Bush and Russian President Putin that expands partner capacity to combat the global threat of nuclear terrorism.