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Nuke detectors being tested on private jets

USA Today: Vayl Oxford, who runs the department's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), says agents began radiation screening of private planes at the start of the year amid concerns that terrorists could try to "bypass the traditional ports of entry," such as airports and border crossings where security systems are in place.

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