Pub. L. 110-417, tit. X, subtit. E, sec. 1044

REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 441 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1044. REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS.(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—(1) numerous nuclear weapons are held in the arsenals of various countries around the world;(2) some of these weapons make attractive targets for theft and for use by terrorist organizations;(3) the United States should identify, track, and monitor these weapons as a matter of national security;(4) the United States should assess the security risks associated with existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons and should assess the risks of nuclear weapons being developed, acquired, or utilized by other countries, particularly rogue states, and by terrorists and other non-state actors; and(5) the United States should work cooperatively with other countries to improve the security of nuclear weapons and to promote multilateral reductions in the numbers of nuclear weapons.(b) Review.—The President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a review of nuclear weapons world-wide that includes—(1) an inventory of the nuclear arsenals of all countries that possess, or are believed to possess, nuclear weapons, which indicates, as accurately as possible, the nuclear weapons that are known, or are believed, to exist according to nationality, type, yield, and form of delivery, and an assessment of the methods that are currently employed to identify, track, and monitor nuclear weapons and their component materials;(2) an assessment of the risks associated with the deployment, transfer, and storage of nuclear weapons deemed to be attractive to terrorists, rogue states, and other state or non-state actors on account of their size or portability, or on account of their accessibility due to the manner of their deployment or storage; and(3) recommendations for—(A) mechanisms and procedures to improve security and safeguards for the nuclear weapons deemed to be 122 STAT. 4601 attractive to terrorists, rogue states, and other state or non-state actors;(B) mechanisms and procedures to improve the ability of the United States to identify, track, and monitor the nuclear weapons deemed to be attractive to terrorists, rogue states, and other state or non-state actors;(C) mechanisms and procedures for implementing transparent multilateral reductions in nuclear weapons arsenals; and(D) methods for consolidating, dismantling, and disposing of the nuclear weapons in each country that possesses, or is believed to possess, nuclear weapons, including methods of monitoring and verifying consolidation, dismantlement, and disposal.(c) Report.—(1) Report required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the findings and recommendations of the review required under subsection (b).(2) Classification of report.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but it may be accompanied by a classified annex.
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