Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dirty bombs
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Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Dirty bombs
ISBN :
Radioactive materials are commonly used throughout the U.S. in technological devices for medical, industrial, and research purposes. However, these materials, if used improperly, can be harmful and dangerous. For example, in the hands of terrorists, even a small amount could be used to construct a radiological dispersal device, also known as a dirty bomb. A dirty bomb uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material. This report examines (1) the effectiveness of NRC's license verification system for ensuring that high-risk radioactive materials are not purchased using a forged or altered license and (2) vulnerabilities that could affect NRC's ability to verify licenses for the purchase of high-risk radioactive material. GAO recommends that NRC (1) immediately require vendors to verify category 3 licenses with the appropriate regulatory authority and (2) add security features to its licensing process that improve the integrity of the process and make it less vulnerable to altering or forging licenses.
Author : United States Senate
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2019-12-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781675844472
Dirty bomb vulnerabilities: fake companies, fake licenses, real consequences: hearing before the Permanent Committee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 12, 2007.
Author : Jonathan Medalia
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1437988229
Congress has long sought, through legislation and oversight, to protect the United States against terrorist threats, especially from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. Radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) are one type of CBRN weapon. Explosive-driven "dirty bombs" are an often-discussed type of RDD, though radioactive material can also be dispersed in other ways. This report provides background for understanding the RDD threat and responses, and presents issues for Congress. Appendices: Technical Background; Some U.S. Vulnerabilities to RDDS. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dirty bombs
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Author : U.S. Government Printing Office (Gpo)
Publisher : BiblioGov
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781295027415
The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office of the President and other executive departments, and independent agencies. A hearing is a meeting of the Senate, House, joint or certain Government committee that is open to the public so that they can listen in on the opinions of the legislation. Hearings can also be held to explore certain topics or a current issue. It typically takes between two months up to two years to be published. This is one of those hearings.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dirty bombs
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2008*
Category :
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Author : Stephen E. Flynn
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2004-07-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0060571284
Flynn gives an alarming and authoritative view of what America still hasn't done--and what it needs to do--to provide security in the face of new terrorist attacks.
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN : 9781422398692
GAO's Forensic Audits and Special Investigations team (FSI), which was created in 2005 as an interdisciplinary team consisting of investigators, auditors, and analysts, conducts covert tests at the request of the Congress to identify vulnerabilities and internal control weaknesses at executive branch agencies. These vulnerabilities and internal control weaknesses include those that could compromise homeland security, affect public safety, or have a financial impact on taxpayer's dollars. FSI conducts covert tests as "red team" operations, meaning that FSI does not notify agencies in advance about the testing. Recently, concerns have arisen as to whether top management at the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were negatively impacting the results of red team operations by leaking information to security screeners at the nation's airports in advance of covert testing operations.
