The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation released a new factsheet on the sustainable use of radioactive sources for agriculture and food security looking. The document specifically looks at plant mutation breeding and the Sterile Insect Technique.
In the News: Leland Cogliani Highlights the Importance of Strengthening U.S. Nuclear and Radiological Security
In the July/August 2018 issue of Arms Control Today, Leland Cogliani explains several ideas to strengthen NNSA’s nuclear security efforts. These include “an initiative that maintains and builds critical capabilities to address current and future nuclear security threats, a proliferation detection consortium to advance the development and deployment of nonproliferation technologies, and a radiological initiative […]
Fact Sheet: Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Why Radiological Security Matters
Updated March 2021 Nuclear terrorism poses a grave threat to human life. Though less devastating than a nuclear weapon, a terrorist incident featuring radiological material is far more likely due to the abundance of these materials and a widespread lack of adequate security. Consequently, physically protecting isotopes that could be used for a nuclear weapon […]
