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Homeland Security

Federal, State and Local Agencies in Maritime Rad Detection Exercise

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

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Coast Guard members, other federal agencies and state and local authorities in San Diego, Calif., last month conducted an extensive maritime radiation detection exercise in local waters. The scenarios involved radiological materials being smuggled into San Diego via small boats for distribution to terrorist cells. In the exercise, an incident command was stood up and a plan was created to sweep several marinas in Mission Bay and San Diego Bay using boat-mounted and handheld radiation detectors. Law enforcement vessels with…

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