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KERRY VOWS TO RID WORLD OF LOOSE NUCLEAR FUELS & RADIOACTIVE RESIDUES
1 June 2004

Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry today warned of the dangers of loose nuclear materials, produced by reactors and for research, and potentially a source of fuel for nuclear weapons used by terrorists or rogue states. He criticized White House for its 10-year clean-up plan, and promised his plan would clean up all the world's loose nuclear materials within four years. He also noted that in the two years after the 9/11 attacks, less nuclear fuels were secured than in the 2 years prior.

Senator Kerry went on to call for a worldwide ban on the production of "highly-enriched" uranium and plutonium, for use in nuclear weapons, in order to lessen the likelihood that such substances could fall into the wrong hands. He said he would end the Bush administration's plans for a new generation of "bunker busting" nuclear bombs, noting that the world does not need more readily usable nuclear bombs, but rather that responsible governments should seek to make it impossible for any rogue entities to use such destructive technology.