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DIY Nuke Detector Patrols SF Bay

Wired: The Department of Homeland Security announced plans last month to bolster U.S. port defenses with radiation scanners. The program, primarily aimed at detecting nukes smuggled by terrorists in shipping containers, will cost an estimated $1.15 billion, but won't be completed until 2011.

Posted by Jenny Corrado on August 25, 2006 10:33 AM |

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