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US Partners with Kazakhstan to Stop Nuclear and Radioactive Material
Smuggling
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20060260 |
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U.S. Works with Kazakhstan to Stop Nuclear and Radioactive Material
Smuggling |
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6 May 2006 |
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U.S. Department of Energy website, http://www.doe.gov |
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Abstract:
On 6 May 2006, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced
conclusion of an agreement with the
government of Kazakhstan to create a partnership under the
Second Line
of Defense program, a U.S. initiative that uses detection and deterrence to
minimize the risk of nuclear proliferation, illegal trafficking, and terrorism.
The agreement will allow NNSA to work collaboratively with the Kazakhstan
Customs Control Committee to install radiation detection equipment and
integrated communications equipment at strategic border crossings throughout
Kazakhstan, as well as train law enforcement officials in order to identify and
deter illicit nuclear or radiological materials smuggled inside cargo.
The
Center for Nonproliferation Studies has not verified the accuracy or veracity
of this report or the facts presented therein. For more information
on the material in this database please contact Dr. Scott Parrish at sparrish@miis.edu.
 This material is produced independently for NTI
by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the
Monterey Institute of International Studies and
does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has
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employees, agents. Copyright © 2003 by MIIS.
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