How should national authorities respond when nuclear or other radioactive material is detected at a border? Which agencies should take the lead in securing the material, conducting the investigation and preserving evidence? How can States cooperate effectively when an incident crosses national borders? These questions were at the centre of a tabletop exercise on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), held from 19 to 21 October 2026 at the headquarters of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation in Madrid.
The exercise was co-organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Spain, in cooperation with INTERPOL, and co-funded by the European Union and Spain. It was the first of two tabletop exercises foreseen under the new European Union-funded project on Supporting the Universalization and Effective Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, which began on 1 July 2026.
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Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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