Nuclear security lessons to Be learned from implementing NNSA's security enhancements
Nuclear security lessons to Be learned from implementing NNSA's security enhancements

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1428945415

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In the late 1990s, a number of incidents at nuclear weapons facilities highlighted important security weaknesses at the Department of Energy (DOE).1 To address these weaknesses, DOE has developed numerous initiatives to improve nuclear security. The initiatives cover a broad range of security areas physical security, personnel security, information security, cyber security, and counterintelligence. Some of these initiatives require the creation of new offices and new policies, while others require the development of programs and processes meant to address specific weaknesses. In addition, the Congress sought to improve nuclear security by creating the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on March 1, 2000, as a separately organized agency within DOE. As a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, improving security has taken on a higher priority given the sensitivity and hazards of the work that DOE and NNSA perform.

Nuclear Security
Nuclear Security

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-02-03

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781984982827

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Nuclear Security: Lessons to Be Learned from Implementing NNSA's Security Enhancements

Homeland Defense
Homeland Defense

Author: Davi M. D'Agostino

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 143792252X

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A successful terrorist attack on a facility containing nuclear weapons could have devastating consequences. This report compares the DoD¿s and DoE¿s efforts to protect the nation¿s nuclear weapons where they are stored, maintained, or transported. This report: (1) compares the nuclear weapons security policies and procedures at DoD and DoE, and the extent to which cost-benefit analyses are required; (2) compares DoD and DoE efforts to assess threats to nuclear weapons; and (3) identifies total current and projected funding requirements for securing nuclear weapons, including military construction costs. The author visited sites that store, maintain, or transport nuclear weapons. Charts and tables.

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism
The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

Author: Charles D. Ferguson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-08-21

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1135086397

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The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism, a new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, assesses the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to acquire and use nuclear weapons, to fabricate and and detonate crude nuclear explosives, to strike nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities, and to build and employ radiological weapons or "dirty bombs."