DEFENCE THINK TANK SAYS COUNTER PROLIFERATION FINANCE POLICIES ARE WEAK AND UNEVEN

A SENIOR UK-based defence and security think tank has called on governments, financial institutions and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to take fresh action to stop money being moved to finance illicit nuclear weapon programmes. A paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has called on governments to start imposing tougher and more comprehensive actions against financial flows that could help build nuclear weapons. It has also called on FATF to release updated guidance on the issue. And it wants financial institutions to conduct more network ...


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