Nuclear Security
As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and co-founder of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Caucus, Senator Casey made combating the threat of nuclear terrorism a top priority. This is one of the most serious threats that we face as a country, and we must do everything we can to make sure that extremists do not gain access to fissile material. We cannot do this alone – we need the help of allies and governments around the world to prevent terrorists from gaining access to nuclear materials.
Senator Casey’s Nuclear Trafficking Prevention Act would make selling nuclear material a crime against humanity, make it easier to prosecute traffickers and strengthen penalties for those convicted.
Securing nuclear material in the former Soviet Union and in other countries requires international cooperation. That is why Senator Casey supported the historic Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in April 2010. This important meeting, the largest gathering of heads of state in the United States since World War II, secured critical commitments from governments to do their part in combating nuclear terror.
The recent signing of the New START Agreement with the Russian Federation was also an important step towards securing support from allies on combating nuclear terror. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Casey looks forward to debating this treaty and helping to secure its support in the Senate.
Posted on this webpage you can find the treaty, protocols and annexes, along with public statements which highlight his support for the treaty.
- Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction And Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
- Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction And Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
- Annex on Inspection Activities to the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction And Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
- Annex on Notifications to the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
- Annex on Telemetric Information to the Protocol to the Treaty Between The United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms