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The risk of acquisition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related materials or knowledge by terrorist groups and states of proliferation concern poses a critical threat to Canada and global security. In recognition of this threat, under Canada's leadership, the G8 launched the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction in 2002. Canada’s Global Partnership Program supports concrete efforts worldwide to address weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism challenges and continues to have a tangible impact on Canadian and global security. More
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On the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., April 12 to 13, 2010, Canada announced a nuclear cooperation project with the United States to further secure inventories of spent highly enriched uranium. A backgrounder on the Nuclear Security Summit.
At the Nuclear Security Summit, Mexico, the United States, and Canada reached agreement to work together, along with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to convert the fuel in Mexico’s research reactor. The three countries acknowledged that this project provides an important step towards the replacement of the research reactor with a new low-enriched uranium fuelled reactor in support of Mexico’s nuclear energy development.
On April 14, 2010, during the Prime Minister John Key's visit to Ottawa, New Zealand announced that it will support a Canadian-led project to upgrade the physical security of nuclear materials at six Russian facilities.
