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Homeland Security

Strategic Plan Will Put Focus on Interior Rad Detection, New DNDO Chief Says

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

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One of the results of a new strategic plan expected later this year for the nation's nuclear detection architecture will be a greater focus on detecting potential radiological and nuclear threats inside the country, according to the new director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). Describing his vision for interior enforcement, Warren Stern says that it will require working closely with state and local officials and that "ultimately" there would be detectors "on every block and every policeman can…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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