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against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate IED attacks and their consequences
at home or abroad.
8.12 Countering Nuclear and Radiological Threats
e US approach to preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism includes
three key elements (DoD 2010):
1. We seek to bolster the nuclear nonproliferation regime and its centerpiece, the
Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), by reversing the nuclear ambitions of North
Korea and Iran, by strengthening International Atomic Energy Agency safe-
guards and enforcing compliance with them, by impeding illicit nuclear
trade, and by promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy without increas-
ing proliferation risks.
2. We are accelerating eort ...