Obama's nuclear "achievement": Another non-binding agreement

But some questioned whether the gathering of 37 government leaders, as well as delegations from 10 other countries, went far enough.

“The summit’s purported accomplishment is a nonbinding communique that largely restates current policy and makes no meaningful progress in dealing with nuclear terrorism threats or the ticking clock represented by Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” said Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), a prominent critic of Obama’s nuclear policies…

A follow-up meeting to gauge countries’ progress is to be held in six months, and another summit in two years…

Still, experts questioned whether it would ever be possible to “lock down” nuclear material completely, noting that there is no uniform standard and no international authority to check on compliance.