Nonproliferation Problems in Central Asia: Preventing Trafficking of Nuclear Materials and Radiation Sources

Year
2012
Author(s)
Bekhzod Yuldashev - Center for International Security and Cooperation
Jeffery H. Richardson - Center for International Security and Cooperation
Siegfried Hecker - Center for International Security and Cooperation
Abstract
Based on practical experience obtained in Uzbekistan we develop the basis for a joint regional system to prevent the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials and radiation sources in the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.