Article: OPANAL Calls for Further Control of Nuclear Material

The Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) on Thursday called on nuclear powers to prevent atomic material from falling into the hands of terrorists.

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States are a wake-up call for nuclear security, OPANAL Secretary-General Edmundo Vargas told the 17th OPANAL ordinary session opened here Thursday.

The terrorist attacks "have opened the possibility of nuclear terrorism threats, if nuclear material is stolen," he said.

While ruling out the possibility that any ...

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