National Security Adviser targets focus on North Korea and Iran

National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley spoke at the Proliferation Society Initiative fifth anniversary meeting and said that North Korea and Iran are still great proliferation risks. Hadley said that the position of the U.S. and many other nations is to not betray future generations by allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons. He said the door is still open to negotiations only if Iran suspends their uranium enrichment program.

Hadley discussed the new challenges in the fight against nuclear weapons that differ significantly from the challenges faced during the Cold War. He said the U.S. is no longer facing a nuclear threat from specific nations, but also terrorist organizations with an increased threat of chemical and biological weapons.

He outlined a six-step plan to achieve the goal of keeping weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. This plan focused on locating the sources of the weapons and disrupting the networks that facilitate terrorist organizations.

Addressing representatives in the international community, Hadley said that information sharing among nations is still not what it needs to be. He said that the faster information is shared the more quickly actions can be taken.