Nuclear security during armed conflict

Fukui, Yasuhito 

This presentation considers how to secure nuclear security during armed conflicts. The precedent study by SIPRI proposed to further integrate Nuclear Safety, Emergency response and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). For this purpose, this presentation examines the pertinence of this proposal, possibility of legal loophole and its enhancement, using three scenarios. 2 cases of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities from traditional nuclear security and nuclear security during armed conflicts. Then this presentation concludes the necessity to assure especially the effectiveness of the IHL and to hold a diplomatic conference to negotiate a treaty to protect nuclear facilities comprehensively based on the IAEA' proposed 5 principles.