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Radiological and Nuclear Detection Devices

April 19, 2007

In this 2007 article, Tyson Gustafson assesses the utility of spending billions of dollars to overhaul the current system of radiological and nuclear detection devices in the United States.

Article | Forensics and Attribution, Radiological/Radioactive Materials
Illicit Trafficking in Weapons-Useable Nuclear Material: Still More Questions Than Answers

Dec. 11, 2011

This articles discusses ongoing issues surrounding the illicit trafficking of HEU and plutonium, examining the recent Moldovan case in detail.

Article | Forensics and Attribution, Illicit Nuclear Trade, Nuclear Smuggling and Materials Trafficking
United States Revives Nuclear Fallout Analysis

March 19, 2004

Over the past five years, the United States has worked to revive expertise in nuclear fallout analysis, which would be used following an act of nuclear or radiological terrorism to determine the origin of the material used in the weapon and who might have conducted the attack, the New York Times reported today (see GSN, Jan. 13).

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear Terrorism, Radiological Terrorism
No Evidence of Syrian Attempts to Develop Nuclear Weapons, IAEA Head ElBaradei Says

July 21, 2004

There is no evidence that Syria is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency Director Mohamed ElBaradei said in remarks televised today in Egypt (see GSN, June 28).

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control, Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons Development, Verification and Monitoring
FBI Ends Latest Search of Army Laboratory

July 26, 2004

A weeklong FBI investigation of some laboratories at Fort Detrick’s U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases has been completed, the Washington Post reported today (see GSN, July 21).

GSN Article | Bacteria, Biological, Biological Terrorism, Forensics and Attribution, Health Intelligence
NNSA to Increase Focus on National Security

June 27, 2008

The agency that manages the U.S. nuclear weapons complex said yesterday it would increase its role in national security efforts, including biological defense and nuclear forensics (see GSN, March 13).

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear Smuggling and Materials Trafficking, Nuclear Weapons Complex
Japan to Develop Predictive Capacity for Dispersal of WMD Agents

Feb. 2, 2012

Japan intends to establish the capacity to forecast the dispersal patterns of dangerous materials released following a potential WMD attack or mishap, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday.

GSN Article | Bio-Surveillance, Forensics and Attribution, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
NNSA, IAEA Offer Nuclear Forensics Training

March 9, 2012

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday said it had joined with the International Atomic Energy Agency to organize nuclear forensics training for officials from 12 nations.

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear
GAO: Gaps In New Plutonium Facility’s Design Could Push Costs Further

March 27, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Spiraling cost estimates for a planned plutonium research facility in New Mexico could be further exacerbated by the fact that the future structure is not designed to accommodate key nuclear arsenal, nonproliferation and homeland security needs, the Government Accountability Office said on Monday.

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Global Threat Reduction Initiative, Nuclear Materials Security, Nuclear Weapons Complex, Nuclear Weapons Programs
Y-12 To House Uranium for Nuclear Forensics

April 17, 2012

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee will house uranium samples that could help in determining the origin of material used in a nuclear strike or seized from would-be traffickers, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Tuesday.

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear Materials, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear
Sandia Researchers Developing More Effective Radiation Scanners

July 3, 2012

Scientists working at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have come up with a potentially less expensive and more efficient method for detecting hidden radioactive substances in shipping crates and luggage that could eventually be deployed by the Homeland Security Department, the federal laboratory announced in a Friday press release.

GSN Article | Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear Smuggling and Materials Trafficking, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
U.S., Europe Approve Start of Four New Nuclear Security Projects

July 3, 2012

The United States and Europe have formally initiated four new cooperative efforts in the fields of nuclear security and nonproliferation, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced in a Monday press release.

GSN Article | Counterproliferation, Nuclear, Export Controls, Nuclear, Forensics and Attribution, Nuclear Materials Security, Plutonium

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Radiological and Nuclear Detection Devices

Illicit Trafficking in Weapons-Useable Nuclear Material: Still More Questions Than Answers

United States Revives Nuclear Fallout Analysis

No Evidence of Syrian Attempts to Develop Nuclear Weapons, IAEA Head ElBaradei Says

FBI Ends Latest Search of Army Laboratory

NNSA to Increase Focus on National Security

Japan to Develop Predictive Capacity for Dispersal of WMD Agents

NNSA, IAEA Offer Nuclear Forensics Training

GAO: Gaps In New Plutonium Facility’s Design Could Push Costs Further

Y-12 To House Uranium for Nuclear Forensics

Sandia Researchers Developing More Effective Radiation Scanners

U.S., Europe Approve Start of Four New Nuclear Security Projects

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