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DHS Adds Boston, New Orleans to Rad/Nuke Detection Program

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 6th, 2021

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DHS Adds Boston, New Orleans to Rad/Nuke Detection Program

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said it is adding Boston and New Orleans to its urban area radiological and nuclear detection and interdiction program, expanding the effort to 16 major metropolitan areas. Under the Securing the Cities (STC) program, DHS provides funding to, and partners with, select major cities and urban areas to build capability to detect, identify, analyze, interdict and report illicit radiological and nuclear materials. In addition to help purchasing equipment, the STC program provides expertise,…

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