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Radiological Weapons II: U.K. to Install Radiation Sensors at Ports The United Kingdom plans to install devices that detect plutonium or enriched uranium to discover terrorists attempting to bring a radiological bomb—a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material—into the country, according to the London Sunday Times. British authorities plan to install over a dozen detection units at several ports. The units can be hand-held or attached to an object, such as a security barrier. U.S. customs agents have been using such devices for years, the Times reported. The decision to install the devices followed reports indicating that al-Qaeda operatives could try to explode a radiological bomb (see GSN, Dec. 4). The CIA warned U.S. allies to watch for an al-Qaeda member who allegedly left Afghanistan after claiming to possess a canister of radioactive material, according to a U.S. report. Meanwhile, Russian police arrested several people last week (see GSN, Dec. 10) attempting to sell uranium (David Leppard, London Sunday Times, Dec. 9).
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