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11-14-2008, 05:00 PM
US Ambassador to the DR Robert Fannin took part in the ribbon-cutting for a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) new security system installed at the Port of Caucedo. The installation is part of the megaport initiative implemented by the NNSA in collaboration with the Department of Customs (DGA) to strengthen the capability of foreign governments to deter, detect and interdict illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials across international borders and through the global maritime shipping system.
According to the NNSA, the US is particularly interested in reducing the probability that these materials be fashioned into a weapon of mass destruction or a "dirty bomb" to be used against the US.
Samuel Conde, president of the port, called the initiative a transcendental step for the country, as reported in El Caribe.
During the event, the NNSA recognized the DGA efforts to control the smuggling of radioactive and nuclear materials. Eduardo Rodriguez, deputy director of DGA, received the recognition.
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According to the NNSA, the US is particularly interested in reducing the probability that these materials be fashioned into a weapon of mass destruction or a "dirty bomb" to be used against the US.
Samuel Conde, president of the port, called the initiative a transcendental step for the country, as reported in El Caribe.
During the event, the NNSA recognized the DGA efforts to control the smuggling of radioactive and nuclear materials. Eduardo Rodriguez, deputy director of DGA, received the recognition.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)