Sensitivities may complicate summit: Paper

LOS ANGELES - A number of political sensitivities could complicate the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the Los Angeles Times said on Monday.

"Many countries are highly sensitive to foreign powers' intrusions in their nuclear programs, for example, and would resist international efforts to force them to give up closely held information or allow inspectors to monitor their facilities," the paper said in a report from Washington.

There is even disagreement about the extent of the threat from unsecured materials. While some countries, such as the United States and Russia, believe the threat of militant groups acquiring nuclear weapons should be the top priority, some European leaders are more concerned about so-called "dirty bomb" radioactive materials, which could be much more easily acquired, said the paper, quoting Sharon Squassoni, a former US official at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.