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Dept. of Homeland Security Steps Up Prevention of Nuke Attacks

October 31, 2007

Two separate pieces of news:

There was some buzz this week on DHS’s “Securing the Cities” project, a program designed to protect cities from nuclear and radioactive weapons by securing city perimeters. You can read about this week’s news at northjersey.com. Here’s a background article from 2/8/07 in the New York Times.

Small boat operators will come under increased scrutiny as DHS fears they could be used in an attack, including a nuclear bomb. That’s from this article today in USA Today.