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What's Being Done About Nuclear Security

Posted by timothy on from the here-catch dept.

KrisCowboy writes "Wired.com has an interesting article about Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham's speech about the defensive measures being taken at the Nuclear Energy warehouses. 'Atomic storehouses, vulnerable to terrorist attack, will be emptied of their radioactive loads,' he promises. Keeping in mind the recent Slashdot story about a Hafnium bomb, more security measures are needed, and fast."

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  1. Whatever by acxr+is+wasted · · Score: 5, Insightful

    'Atomic storehouses, vulnerable to terrorist attack, will be emptied of their radioactive loads,'

    Hmph, to put it where exactly?

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  2. Ironically... by unterderbrucke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Atomic weapons storage being centralized will probably increase rather than decrease risk of terrorism.

  3. Transportation? by stefanlasiewski · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Atomic storehouses, vulnerable to terrorist attack, will be emptied of their radioactive loads ... and transported thousands of miles across America's vulnerable road system, which are vulnerable to terrorist attack.

    Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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