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Homeland Security

DHS Expanding Radiation and Nuclear Monitoring Effort to L.A.

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said yesterday that it will expand a six-year old program that has been focused on providing the New York City region with nuclear and radiological monitoring capabilities throughout the area’s transportation infrastructure to include the Los Angeles area. The Securing the Cities (STC) program began in 2006 as a pilot project by DHS in New York City and the surrounding areas to help prevent a potential radiological or nuclear attack in the region by…

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