Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: Nuclear Security Program Review Complete, But Questions Remain

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Nuclear Security Program Review Complete, But Questions Remain

Then-U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration chief Thomas D'Agostino visits China's Yangshan Port in Shanghai in December 2011 for the commissioning of radiation detection technology deployed under the Second Line of Defense program. The Obama administration has completed, but not made public, a strategic review of the program (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko).

By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has completed its strategic review of a program intended to prevent the smuggling of nuclear-weapon material across international borders but it is so far unclear what the results are.
Details on the review, which was rolled into a broader look at U.S. nuclear detection efforts, might not be made public for weeks, National Nuclear Security Administration officials suggested.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/nonproliferation-program-review-complete-questions-remain/