US, Partners Pledge Crackdown on Illicit Shipping of Nuclear Material
The U.S., along with 12 other nations, called for strengthened surveillance over nuclear and radiological material and weapons trafficking through the maritime shipping system during the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague on March 26. The partner nations will try…
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to maintain effective radiation detection systems and response procedures at their large container seaports, and assist other states that need help to develop such systems and procedures, said the White House. “Installed radiation detection systems have been responsible for the detection of various nuclear and radiological materials out of regulatory control, such as Georgia and Moldova. In several instances, these systems have been involved in the detection of the smuggling of nuclear materials that could be used for a weapon,” said the release. “These cases help to underscore the importance of radiation detection systems at key international checkpoints.”