7 Questions on Nuclear Security - where we are going wrong

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Philip Hannah

threat?

question #1

which

The insider?

or threats on the inside?

A   B   C   E   F   G   H  

A   B   C   E   F   G   H  

underpinning assumptions

‘unknown unknowns’

How confident are you that your assumptions are correct?

require a silo mentality?

question #2

does ‘need to know’

Silos are rarely beneficial to anyone other than the team(s) within the silo

How do you know if you have the correct balance between security & wider

engagement?

Board  

Security   Opera6ons   R&D   HR   Marke6ng   Safety  

(Overly) Simple Model A – Centralised Security

(Overly) Simple Model B – Decentralised Security

Board  

Security  Opera6ons   R&D   HR   Marke6ng   Safety  

cohesion

question #3

groupthink? when become

does

Information

Decisions

Plans

Perceptions

Direction

Filters

Biases

Assumptions

Information Availability Heuristic

Confirmation Bias

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Expectation Bias

Irrational Escalation

trust

question #4

how much

is too much?

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Reliance on External Support

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Reliance of external support within the international nuclear industry

Advice, decisions & underpinning assumptions?

Trust in what or whom?

Colleagues?

‘The System’?

Potential employees?

…and beware of blind spots

question #5

name? in a what’s

reputational risk …

watchmen?

question #6

the who watches

what?

question #7

so

Workshop on International Best Practices in Nuclear Security Risk Management!Washington, DC USA May 2007!

Peer reviews conducted within an appropriate, need-to-know-based

community can be valuable in identifying best practices

and lessons learned.

“

devil’s advocate the value of the

Do not let your physical security …

… influence the way you think

Many heads are better than one …

… task organise to combat insider threats.

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