An act of nuclear terrorism anywhere in the world would be a global humanitarian, economic, and political catastrophe and would undermine the role of nuclear technology for energy, medical, industrial, and other purposes. The most effective strategy for preventing nuclear terrorism is to ensure strong and sustainable security for all nuclear and radiological materials and nuclear facilities, whether associated with energy, research, weapons, or any other purpose. To support this goal the International Nuclear Security Forum seeks to build stronger bridges among international nuclear security experts, provide timely information to members, and focus on strengthening stakeholder knowledge and capacity. In doing so, International Nuclear Security Forum members,

Recognize the successes of previous multilateral, national, and civil society initiatives to strengthen nuclear security;

Affirm that despite these successes, progress on nuclear security has slowed, and therefore strengthening nuclear security must remain an important international priority for global security, and that progress toward that end can be facilitated by international and interdisciplinary cooperation;

Determine to serve as a hub for strengthening expertise and sharing experience for Forum members;

Welcome diversity in perspective, experience, and thought to address increasingly interconnected global nuclear terrorist and other threats, and identifying opportunities for strengthening security; and

Support strengthening the global nuclear security architecture, sharing non-sensitive nuclear security information to build global confidence, implementing measurable nuclear security best practices and standards, and creating sustainable multilateral mechanisms that support continuous nuclear security progress.

Recognizing the urgency and necessity of sustaining and growing the nuclear security community, the International Nuclear Security Forum supports efforts that will:

1. Elevate expert and political attention to the challenges of preventing nuclear and radiological terrorism, and the contributions of nuclear security to the sustainability of peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
2. Foster innovative and creative approaches to problem solving and analysis to reinvigorate international attention and support for stronger nuclear security.
3. Enhance equity and inclusion in the community by actively incorporating diversity of perspectives in order to improve the quality and credibility of our nuclear security policy initiatives.
4. Cultivate the next generation nuclear security community through active educational outreach and mentorship.
5. Encourage leadership by engaging policymakers, international institutions, operators, and civil society in constructive dialogue on nuclear security-related threats and opportunities to address the danger.

 As members of the International Nuclear Security Forum, we endorse the preceding principles and values that will help to foster a “whole-of-community” approach to strengthening nuclear security world-wide.

International Nuclear Security Forum, Advisory Board

Irma Arguello, Founder and Chair, NPS Global Foundation

Dr. Matthew Bunn, Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University

Professor Christopher Hobbs, Co-Director Centre for Science and Security Studies, Department of War Studies, King’s College London

Laura Holgate, Ambassador (ret.), Vice President of Materials Risk Management, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Jackie Kempfer, Senior Policy Advisor, Third Way

Miles Pomper, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Chair)

Nickolas Roth, Program Director, Stimson Center

Andrew Semmel, Chairman, Board of Directors, Partnership for a Secure America

Dr. Benn Tannenbaum, George Washington University

Paul Walker, Director, Security & Sustainability, Green Cross International