---
title: Global Security Newswire
date: 2010-10-19T21:55:19Z
modified: 2010-10-19T21:55:19Z
permalink: "https://nko.org/global-security-newswire/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 728
categories:
  - Environment
author: Paul Garrett Hugel
timestamp: 2010-10-19T21:55:19Z
tags:
  - Environment
---

> A multilateral summit on nuclear security and nonproliferation began today in Cairo, Egypt, ITAR-Tass reported (see [_GSN_](http://gsn.nti.org/siteservices/print_friendly.php?ID=nw_20101019_8182#), Oct. 18).
> 
> The forum continues through Thursday and includes specialists from 50 organizations and nations, including the United States and European states.
> 
> The agenda includes countering nuclear terrorism, safeguarding fissile nuclear materials, and establishing the Middle East as a WMD-free zone — a goal reinforced at the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review conference (see [_GSN_](http://gsn.nti.org/siteservices/print_friendly.php?ID=nw_20101019_8182#), June 10; ITAR-Tass, Oct. 19).
> 
> Also to be considered is enacting other resolutions reached at the May NPT conference, ANSAmed reported. Among the agreed to nonproliferation actions at the conference were a commitment by the five nuclear powers — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — to expedite nuclear disarmament efforts, limit the role strategic weapons play in their military postures and report on their efforts in four years (see [_GSN_](http://gsn.nti.org/siteservices/print_friendly.php?ID=nw_20101019_8182#), June 1; [ANSAmed](http://www.ansamed.info/en/egitto/news/ME.XAM51474.html), Oct. 18).

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