Nuclear security must remain abiding national priority: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed that nuclear security must remain an abiding national priority. The Prime Minister said that terrorism is globally networked but we still act only nationally to counter this threat.

On the first day of Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, the Prime Minister, along with heads of several countries, attended the working dinner hosted by the US President Barak Obama at White House last night. Mr Modi emphasized that all states must completely abide by their international obligations in the realm of nuclear security. 

In a series of tweets, MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup informed that the Prime Minister made it clear



that without prevention and prosecution of acts of terrorism there is no deterrence against nuclear terrorism. The Prime Minister said that State actors working with nuclear traffickers and terrorists present the greatest risk. The Prime Minister said that the countries are no longer looking for a man in a cave, but they are hunting for a terrorist in a city with a computer or a smart phone.

Meanwhile, heads of nearly 50 countries are set to take part in the extensive deliberations at Walter Washington Convention Center today. Indian Ambassador to the United States, Mr Arun K Singh said that that three plenary sessions will be held on the second day of summit today.