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Making Decisions About Screening Cargo Containers For Nuclear Threats Using Decision Analysis And Optimization, Jamie Dauberman
Making Decisions About Screening Cargo Containers For Nuclear Threats Using Decision Analysis And Optimization, Jamie Dauberman
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One of the most pressing concerns in homeland security is the illegal passing of weapons-grade nuclear material through the borders of the United States. If terrorists can gather the materials needed to construct a nuclear bomb or radiological dispersion device (RDD, i.e., dirty bomb) while inside the United States, the consequences would be devastating. Preventing plutonium, highly enriched uranium (HEU), tritium gas or other materials that can be used to construct a nuclear weapon from illegally entering the United States is an area of vital concern. There are enormous economic consequences when our nation's port security system is compromised. Interdicting …