Taking a serious threat seriously: FBI-led nuclear terrorism conference

Dr. Vahid Majidi, head of the FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, said that the reaction to last week’s FBI-led conference on nuclear terrorism was ‘universally positive.’

The conference brought together experts from 28 nations to examine the issue from many angles - from security at nuclear plants to intelligence and information-sharing from radiological detection equipment used at borders and travel routes to the extent of off-road trafficking and smuggling from national and international legal frameworks and protocols to the growing science of nuclear forensics.

The conference included an in-depth table-top exercise, a mock drill showing how the FBI and its partners would respond to a dirty bomb, and several ‘real world’ case scenarios.

Use the links below to review the various sessions:

Day one

Day two

Day three: Mock WMD drill

•Date: 19th June 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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