The Importance of National Stakeholders' Involvement and Synergies in Setting up an Effective Integrated System for the Security of Radioactive Material: Kuwait's Approach and Experience

In the context of globalization and owing to the prevailing situation in many parts of the world, nuclear security has increasingly emerged over the past years as one of the most critical issues posing considerable challenges of worldwide, regional and national significance. Nuclear terrorism, with its potential catastrophic consequences on people, national infrastructures and the environment, is one of the major threats facing the world today. Preventing nuclear terrorism is one of the main drivers of the collective efforts of the international community to strengthen nuclear security globally through enhanced cooperation and vigorous international mechanisms. Consistent with its long standing commitment to the global nuclear security regime, the Government of the State of Kuwait has put nuclear security high on its agenda and accords special attention to the cooperation in this field with the IAEA and with the countries in the region, in particular within the GCC.