UNODC and INTERPOL - TTX for Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence

How real is the threat of illicit trafficking and use of nuclear or other radioactive material? What are the roles and responsibilities, lines of authority and coordination requirements in radioactive material trafficking detection and response operations? How can the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) provide a legal foundation to conduct such operations?

These (and other) questions laid at the foundation of the table-top exercise (TTX) on ICSANT for selected States from South-East Asia that UNODC conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, on 27-28 February 2025.

A joint initiative of UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch and Passenger and Cargo Control Programme, the event was co-hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Office of Atoms for Peace and was organized in cooperation with INTERPOL’s Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Unit.

The event gathered 25 participants from six South-East Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam), representing a range of relevant national stakeholders, such as frontline customs officers and nuclear regulatory bodies.

more information at: https://www.unodc.org/icsant/en/web-stories/2025-sea-icsant-ttx.html