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Nuclear Security Summits and fissile materials

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Question

Consider the following statements:

1The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations.
2The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy Agency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1.

    The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations.

  2. 2.

    The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy Agency.

Options

a

1 only

b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Nuclear Security Summits are held on an ad hoc basis initiated by national leaders (notably the United States) and are not formally under UN aegis. They are international forums but independent of the UN structure. Statement 2 is incorrect: The International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) is an independent panel of experts established to analyze fissile material stockpiles and policies; it is not an organ of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IPFM operates independently to provide expert analysis on nuclear security matters. > KEY INSIGHT: Both the Nuclear Security Summits and IPFM are independent international initiatives not formally structured under UN or IAEA respectively. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2017

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q28

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

Nuclear security and non-proliferation

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Current Affairs 2014-2016, nuclear security

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