By Calvin Biesecker The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has made some progress in strengthening the nuclear detection capabilities of the nation but hasn't identified long-term plans and costs to close gaps in how nuclear or radiological material could be smuggled into the United States, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Taking three primary areas that DNDO previously identified as gaps in the various pathways that could be used to smuggled nuclear material into the…
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