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esponsible for nuclear security, counter-terrorism, law-enforcement, border security, and health. Build a joint database between the security agencies and law-enforcement agencies on criminals and suspected terrorists, using data distributed by this center as well as information from other government sources. Link this database not only to both law- enforcement, but also to transit centers. Responsibility: Gosatomnadzor, Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Interior Ministry, General Prosecutor’s Office, Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office, Federal Border Guard Service, State Customs Committee, Defense Ministry, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information. Political Recommendations 1. Negotiate with moderate factions of Chechen and other North Caucasian separatists to encourage them to lay down arms with firm guarantees of immunity, political representation and other carrots to undermine the positions of radical separatists. In choosing mediators for negotiations the Russian presidential administration should include former president of the Republic of Ingushetia Ruslan Aushev and high-ranked regional policy officials in the Russian presidential administration. Responsibility: the envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District, the present Chechen administration. Legislative Recommendations 55
1. Amend the Criminal Code to increase sentences and fines for illegal acquisition, transportation and purchase of nuclear materials. Also boost internal compliance in the nuclear sector by raising fines for negligence and removing those guilty of violations. Responsibility: Gosatomnadzor and the Prosecutor General’s Office should cooperate to draft the amendments and the president of the Russian Federation should submit them for the parliament’s consideration. International Recommendations 1. Interact with G8 to ensure that the majority of the $20 billion pledged at the June 2002 summit of Kananaskis for dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines, disposing fissile materials, and employing former weapons scientists will be earmarked for Russia. Prepare a detailed plan for how this sum would be spent with transparency and openness for inspections ensured. The sum should be spent on both quick solutions and sustained efforts to ensure adequate security at all facilities involved in research, production, storage, disposal and transportation of nuclear materials. Responsibility: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gosatomnadzor. 2. Propose a G8 structure that would deal specifically with issues of WMD/NBC security, terrorism and proliferation. This structure should ideally be allocated budget resources and enforcement capabilities. Responsibility: President of the Russian Federation. 3. Engage Israeli, United States, Japanese and other anti-terrorist experts and government practitioners to assist in domestic preparedness. 56
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