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Article: Fact Sheet: NNSA Working to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 8, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a fact
sheet from the National Nuclear Security Administration:
"The greatest threat before humanity today is the possibility of a
secret and sudden attack with chemical, biological, radiological or
nuclear weapons." -b President George W. Bush, February 11, 2004
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), which has unique expertise in nuclear weapons
and nuclear material, plays a key role in the U.S. government's
comprehensive effort to combat terrorism. Since the 9/11 terrorist
attacks, NNSA has doubled spending on nuclear nonproliferation
programs. In its fight against nuclear terrorism, NNSA has ...