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The Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges

April 1, 2003

Jennifer Mitchell and Jason Pate discuss the evolution of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the challenges it will face in implementing its mandate.

Article | Bio-Preparedness and Response, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

June 1, 2004

A new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) warns that substandard security at nuclear facilities in Russia, Pakistan, and Central Asia increases the risk of terrorists seizing highly enriched uranium to make crude, but devastating, nuclear explosives. It urges the United States and its international partners to take immediate steps to prevent the most catastrophic forms of nuclear ...

Report | Cooperative Threat Reduction, Nuclear, Highly Enriched Uranium, Nuclear Materials Production, Consolidation, Elimination , Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Smuggling and Materials Trafficking, Plutonium, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological, Radiological Dispersal Devices, Responses to Nuclear Terrorism, Sabotage of Nuclear Facilities, Terrorism, Threats of Nuclear Terrorism
NTI Adviser John Carlson Speaks to UN General Assembly First Committee

Oct. 13, 2011

On Thursday, October 13, NTI adviser John Carlson presented a paper on "Nuclear Energy post Fukushima: Nuclear Governance for the 21st Century" at a briefing of the UN General Assembly's First Committee at the UN in New York. The briefing was held by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR).

Speech | Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Materials Security, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Terrorism, Preparedness and Response, Radiological, Radiological Incidents
The Day After an Attack, What Would We Wish We Had Done? Why Aren't We Doing It Now?

June 27, 2005

NTI's Co-Chair Sam Nunn told the 9/11 Public Discourse Project that the United States and its partners must be as focused on fighting the nuclear threat in this century as we were in fighting the communist threat in the last century. Why wait till the day after? We must do it now.

Testimony | Cooperative Threat Reduction, Nuclear, Global Threat Reduction Initiative, Highly Enriched Uranium, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons Programs, Preparedness and Response, Radiological, Radiological/Radioactive Materials, Radiological Terrorism, Reactor Conversion, Submarines, Terrorism, Verification and Monitoring
Australian Counterterrorism Unit Conducts Radiological Weapon Exercise

Oct. 28, 2003

An Australian counterterrorism unit today conducted a training exercise involving simulated radiological weapons, the Australian Defense Ministry said (see GSN, June 11).

GSN Article | Preparedness and Response, Radiological, Radiological Incidents, Radiological Terrorism
U.S. Creates New Task Force to Address Radiological Threats

Nov. 4, 2003

The U.S. Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration has created a new task force to lead efforts to improve the security of radioactive materials in the United States and elsewhere, Energy Daily reported today (see GSN, Sept. 9).

GSN Article | Preparedness and Response, Radiological, Radiological/Radioactive, Radiological/Radioactive Materials
U.S. Homeland Security Department Institutes New Cargo Rules

Nov. 21, 2003

In an effort to prevent terrorists from bringing weapons of mass destruction into the United States, the U.S. Homeland Security Department yesterday announced new security rules for the trucking, air cargo and railway industries, the Washington Post reported (see GSN, Sept.2).

GSN Article | Bio-Preparedness and Response, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
Hawaii National Guard to Train WMD Response Teams for U.S. Pacific Territories

Nov. 24, 2003

The Hawaii National Guard plans to train WMD response teams that will be stationed in U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 13).

GSN Article | Bio-Preparedness and Response, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
Israel Builds WMD Bunker for Elected Officials

Dec. 9, 2003

Israel is constructing a command center outside of Jerusalem capable of withstanding a WMD attack for use by elected officials, officials said yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 20).

GSN Article | Bio-Preparedness and Response, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
British Troops Lacked WMD Protective Gear During Iraq War, Watchdog Office Says

Dec. 12, 2003

British troops involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom were sent into action lacking WMD protection gear, the British National Audit Office said yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 30).

GSN Article | Bio-Preparedness and Response, Preparedness and Response, Chemical, Preparedness and Response, Nuclear, Preparedness and Response, Radiological
Russia Records Four Radiological Thefts in 2003

Dec. 19, 2003

Russian authorities this year recorded four thefts of radiological material nationwide, Interfax reported yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 1).

GSN Article | Radiological Incidents, Radiological/Radioactive Materials
No Scientists Armed With Radiation Detectors in Baltimore Last Month, Official Says

Jan. 8, 2004

A U.S. Homeland Security Department official has said that Energy Department scientists equipped with radiation detectors were not deployed in Baltimore last month, contrary to a recent Washington Post report, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Jan. 7).

GSN Article | Preparedness and Response, Radiological

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The Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

NTI Adviser John Carlson Speaks to UN General Assembly First Committee

The Day After an Attack, What Would We Wish We Had Done? Why Aren't We Doing It Now?

Australian Counterterrorism Unit Conducts Radiological Weapon Exercise

U.S. Creates New Task Force to Address Radiological Threats

U.S. Homeland Security Department Institutes New Cargo Rules

Hawaii National Guard to Train WMD Response Teams for U.S. Pacific Territories

Israel Builds WMD Bunker for Elected Officials

British Troops Lacked WMD Protective Gear During Iraq War, Watchdog Office Says

Russia Records Four Radiological Thefts in 2003

No Scientists Armed With Radiation Detectors in Baltimore Last Month, Official Says

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