Overview
The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) is a voluntary international partnership of 89 nations and six international organizations that are committed to strengthening global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism. The GICNT works toward this goal by conducting multilateral activities that strengthen the plans, policies, procedures, and interoperability of partner nations.
The United States and Russia serve as Co-Chairs of the GICNT, while Morocco leads the Implementation and Assessment Group (IAG) under the guidance of the Co-Chairs. To date, the GICNT has conducted over 100 multilateral activities and eleven senior-level Plenary Meetings. The GICNT is open to nations that share in its common goals and are actively committed to combating nuclear terrorism on a determined and systematic basis.
All partner nations have voluntarily committed to implementing the GICNT Statement of Principles (SOP), a set of broad nuclear security goals encompassing a range of deterrence, prevention, detection, and response objectives. The eight principles contained within the SOP aim to develop partnership capacity to combat nuclear terrorism, consistent with national legal authorities and obligations as well as relevant international legal frameworks such as the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1373 and 1540.
Structure
The Implementation and Assessment Group (IAG), chaired by Morocco, is charged with implementing priorities identified by the Plenary and ensuring GICNT activities are coordinated and complementary to other international efforts. The IAG is currently focused on developing and executing a flexible work program that produces practical results for the GICNT through three working groups.
Objectives
INTEGRATE
Integrate collective capabilities and resources to strengthen the overall global architecture to combat nuclear terrorism
EXPERIENCE
Bring together experience and expertise from the nonproliferation, counterproliferation and counterterrorism disciplines
OPPORTUNITY
Provide the opportunity for nations to share information and expertise in a voluntary, non-binding framework
Products and Activities

Raise Awareness

Facilitate Education & Information Sharing

Encourage Dialogue & Identify Best Practices

Adopt Best Practices Among Partners