Nuclear summit drops on D.C.

Security personnel set up a perimeter around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, site of the Nuclear Security Summit. The event was expected to cause widespread disruptions in D.C.

One of the security checkpoints on Massachusetts Avenue NW near downtown.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

At left, incoming traffic on New York Avenue NW turns south onto Fourth Street NW to avoid the area around the convention center.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

A barricade limits pedestrian traffic near the convention center. More than 40 world leaders were expected to attend the summit Monday and Tuesday.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

Security personnel stand guard at 11th Street NW and Massachusetts Avenue.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

A security checkpoint at the south end of the convention center Monday morning. The summit brings the largest security curtain since Inauguration Day 2008 to Washington.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

Security personnel near 10th Street NW and Massachusetts Avenue.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

A metal barricade snakes along the convention center.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

Officers near 10th Street NW & Massachusetts Avenue. A vast grid of roads were closed.

Gerald Martineau For Twp-The Washington Post

A sign bearing bad news for bus riders on 9th Street NW.

Bill O'leary-Washington Post

Pedestrians walk down 9th Street NW behind an imposing security fence.

Bill O'leary-Washington Post

A fence along 9th Street NW. Business owners and residents were forced to work around the security measures.

Bill O'leary-Washington Post

Pedestrians walk along a fence on L Street NW.

Bill O'leary-Washington Post

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Nuclear summit drops on D.C.

Security personnel set up a perimeter around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, site of the Nuclear Security Summit. The event was expected to cause widespread disruptions in D.C.

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