CRJ 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Enriched Uranium, Nuclear Weapon
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3 points of difficulty for terror groups or rogue nations. Congress allocated millions of dollars to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation. 8 items terrorist need to produce a nuke. ~ highly enriched uranium - plutonium - makes a nuclear bomb. Exercises in preparation for a wmd incident. Ndpo comes out with a monthly newsletter called the beacon . The fbi is responsible for investigating any attempted acquisition or construction of a nuclear device. The doe is responsible for securing materials associated with the development and construction of nuclear devices in storage and transport. The n. e. s. t team responds to nuclear accidents (broken arrow) or nuclear incidents (bent spear) There are 2 teams, one in washington d. c and other in las vegas with 100 scientists each. 1994 new orleans exercise to find fissionable material was a success. The nest is compromised of a group of personnel with special expertise and equipment used for 3 reasons: search, diagnose, and disable.
