Report Of The Gao On Nuclear Nonproliferation And Efforts To Help Other Countries Combat Nuclear Smuggling
Report Of The Gao On Nuclear Nonproliferation And Efforts To Help Other Countries Combat Nuclear Smuggling

Author: Mary L. Landrieu

Publisher:

Published: 2004-05-02

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 9780756742119

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Witnesses: Ms. Gary L. Jones, Dir., Natural Resources & Environment, Gen. Accounting Office (GAO); John M. Caravelli, Assistant Deputy Administrator for International Materials Protection & Cooperation, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Dept. of Energy (DoE); Lisa Bronson, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technical Security Policy & Counter-Proliferation & Director, Defense Technical Security Administration; Ambassador Norman A. Wulf, Special Representative to the President for Nonproliferation, Department of State; & Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, & David Harrell, Chief, International Advisory Programs, U.S. Customs Bureau.

Nuclear Nonproliferation
Nuclear Nonproliferation

Author: Gary L. Jones

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002-11

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780756728298

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Illicit trafficking in or smuggling of nuclear & other radioactive materials has increased in recent years. Many nuclear smuggling cases have been traced to nuclear material that originated in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The U.S., has helped these countries secure nuclear material at civilian & defense facilities, but these assistance efforts face daunting challenges. This report addresses U.S. efforts to combat nuclear smuggling by: identifying the U.S. Fed. programs tasked with combating the threat of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials & the amount of U.S. funding spent on this effort; determines how well the U.S. assistance is coordinated among Fed. agencies; & assesses the effectiveness of the equipment & training provided by the U.S.