Container Security: Current Efforts to Detect Nuclear Materials, New Initiatives, and Challenges
GAO-03-297T
Published: Nov 18, 2002. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2002.
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After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, concerns intensified over the vulnerability of U.S. ports to acts of terrorism. One particular concern involves the possibility that terrorists would attempt to smuggle illegal fissile material or a tactical nuclear weapon into the country through a cargo container shipped from overseas. This testimony discusses the programs already in place to counter such attempts, new initiatives now under way to enhance the nation's security against such attempts, and the key challenges faced in implementing these various efforts.
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Hazardous substancesHomeland securityInspectionNuclear materialsNuclear weaponsSmugglingTerrorismTerroristsCargo screeningMilitary forces