Nuclear security policy in the context of counterterrorism in Cambodia

Abstract

The risk of a nuclear or dirty bomb attack by terrorists is one of the most urgent and threatening dangers. The Cambodian national strategy to combat weapons of mass destruction (WMD) depicts a layered system of preventive measures ranging from securing materials at foreign sources to interdicting weapons or nuclear or other radioactive materials at ports, border crossings, and within the Cambodian institutions dealing with the nuclear security to manage the preventive programs. The aim of this thesis is to formulate guidance, to recommend the scenario of threat and risk and to provide the recommendations on additional laws on nuclear security in the context of counterterrorism by following the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Security Series. The analysis in this thesis is guided by the regime theory, international laws and politics, identifying and interpreting applicable rules and norms establishing the nuclear security regime and how well enforcement of the regime is carried out and what its future reform might be. This study will examine the existing national legal frameworks of Cambodia in the context of counterterrorism to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism and the threat of a terrorist nuclear attack within the Cambodia territory. It will shed light on departmental lanes of national competent authority for nuclear security responsibility, and provide a holistic perspective on the needs of additional resources and emphasis regarding nuclear security policy in the context of counterterrorism in Cambodia.