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SCO adopts nuclear security stance, emphasizing peaceful use and cooperation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has adopted a new stance on nuclear security, emphasizing member states' rights to peaceful nuclear development and cooperation. This move is seen as a pushback against Western influence and aims to strengthen collaboration on regulation, emergency response, and combating illicit nuclear material trafficking. Analysts suggest the timing is influenced by China and Russia's strategic interests, the expansion of civilian nuclear programs in Central Asia, and Iran's recent full membership in the bloc. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Jiangtao ·

    SCO takes landmark stand on nuclear security as Iran comes under renewed attack

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has issued its first dedicated declaration on nuclear safety and security, condemning attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities and outlining practical cooperation, amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and wider questions of global nuclea…