Prevention of nuclear smuggling and terrorist travel : U.S.-foreign partnership efforts / Valere Pruitt, editor

Published: New York : Novinka, [2013]
Copyright Date: ©2013
Physical Description: vii, 93 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators: Pruitt, Valere and United States. Government Accountability Office

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Series

Defense, security and strategy series

Contents

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Megaports Initiative Faces Funding and Sustainability Challenges / United States Government Accountability Office -- Combating Terrorism: Additional Steps Needed to Enhance Foreign Partners' Capacity to Prevent Terrorist Travel / United States Government Accountability Office.

Summary

This book examines the U.S.-foreign partnership efforts to prevent nuclear smuggling and terrorist travel. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) established the Megaports Initiative in 2003 to deter, detect, and interdict nuclear or other radiological materials smuggled through foreign seaports. The Initiative funds the installation of radiation detection equipment at select seaports overseas and trains foreign personnel to use this equipment to scan shipping containers entering and leaving these seaports, regardless of destination. Additionally, the U.S. government has identified four key gaps in foreign countries' capacity to prevent terrorist travel overseas. This book evaluates how U.S. capacity-building efforts address those gaps and assesses the extent to which the U.S. government is measuring progress in its efforts to close those gaps.

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ISBN

162417907X
9781624179075

Note

Edited, reformatted and augmented versions of United States Government Accountability Office, Publication, numbers GAO-13-37 (October 2012) and 11-637 (June 2011).

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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