Accession Number:

AD1173194

Title:

Nuclear Materials: Section 604, Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

United States Government Accountability Office

Personal Author(s):

• Kelley, Joseph E.

Report Date:

1988-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10

Abstract:

In your letter dated December 17, 1987, you requested that we investigate certain matters concerning compliance with section 604 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986. The section requires that the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and State the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall each review and report on the adequacy of physical security standards for the shipment and storage of certain amounts of plutonium and enriched uranium outside the United States. The reports were to be provided to the Congress within 6 months of the acts becoming law by February 27, 1987.

Descriptors:

• congress
• nuclear materials
• department of defense
• arms control
• department of state
• security
• united states
• house of representatives
• international security
• national security
• physical security
• antiterrorism
• public administration
• commerce
• law
• materials

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Weapons
• Nuclear Warfare
• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]