The announcement last week that nuclear security had been tightened in Greece ahead of the Olympic games in August is evidence of how seriously the threat of a dirty-bomb attack is being taken. Measures announced in Greece reflect a worldwide effort to stamp out the smuggling of radioactive materials.
The US Department of Energy (DoE), working with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Greek authorities, has equipped airports and major ports with detectors that should spot any radioactive material on its way in, and has issued hand-held radiation detectors for policing the games. Greece has also taken…
