UN General Assembly
2010

In this regard, Korea welcomes the adoption of the Final Document at the 2010 NPT Review Conference in May. We trust that this hard-won achievement will lay the groundwork for future progress in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The nexus between weapons of mass destruction and terrorism also poses a grave risk to global security. With this shared understanding, the leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, D.C., last April recognized the potentially catastrophic consequences of nuclear terrorism and committed to strengthening nuclear security. It was agreed that concrete steps for securing nuclear materials should be taken to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists. We look forward to follow-up discussions on 10-55109 32 nuclear security at the second Nuclear Security Summit, which is to be held in Korea in 2012. In August, President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea proposed a new vision of the peaceful reunification of Korea, which will serve to stabilize inter-Korean relations and ultimately bring about a reunified Korea. To make this vision reality, we