United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-02-28 monographic deposited born digital 65 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-404 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404 P0b002ee18037d3b0 f:d07404 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404 GAO-07-404 Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International agreements International cooperation International relations Nuclear facilities Nuclear facility security Nuclear materials Nuclear proliferation Nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons plant security Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning DOE Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting program Other Written Product A66352 Safeguarding nuclear warheads and materials that can be used to make nuclear weapons is a primary national security concern of the United States. Since 1993, the Departments of Energy (DOE) and Defense (DOD) have worked to improve security at sites housing weapons-usable nuclear material and warheads in Russia and other countries. In 1995, DOE established the Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting (MPC&A) program to implement these efforts. GAO examined the (1) progress DOE has made in improving security at nuclear material sites in Russia and other countries, (2) progress DOE and DOD have made in improving security at Russian nuclear warhead sites, and (3) efforts DOE and DOD have undertaken to ensure the continued effective use of U.S.-funded security upgrades. To address these objectives, among other things, GAO analyzed agency documents, conducted interviews with key program officials, and visited four Russian nuclear sites. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404.pdf GAO-07-404 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-404 Other Written Product GAO-07-404; Nuclear Nonproliferation: Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-term Sustainability of U.S.-Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain; Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International agreements International cooperation International relations Nuclear facilities Nuclear facility security Nuclear materials Nuclear proliferation Nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons plant security Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning DOE Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting program