“While [the Department of Homeland Security] reports it scans nearly 100 percent of the cargo and conveyances entering the United States through land borders and major seaports, it has made less progress scanning for radiation in railcars entering the United States from Canada and Mexico; in international air cargo; and for international commercial aviation aircraft, passengers, or baggage.”
In April 2005, a Presidential Directive established the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to combat nuclear smuggling abroad and domestically.
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