Lithuania Set to Install Nuclear Smuggling Detectors at Airport

U.S. and Lithuanian officials last week commissioned a program to install radiation detectors at the Vilnius airport to sniff out illicit shipments of nuclear weapon or radiological weapon materials.

The program is an extension of a U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration effort to install radiation detectors at major seaports, according to an agency release (see GSN, Aug. 13, 2003).

The Vilnius agreement follows two years of work by technical experts from both nations.

“Through this program at airports such as Vilnius, and through other NNSA nonproliferation programs, we are helping to stop terrorists and criminals from smuggling nuclear and radiological material,” said NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks (see GSN, Sept. 5, 2002; NNSA release, Feb. 5).

Back to top
About Newswire  |  Contact National Journal  |  Re-Use Guidelines © Copyright 2008 by National Journal Group, Inc. The material in this section is produced independently for NTI by National Journal Group, Inc. Any reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is a violation of federal law and is strictly prohibited without the consent of the National Journal Group, Inc. All rights reserved.