Operation Groundhog

Operation Groundhog was reported a joint US/Kazakh/Russian program to secure radioactive residues of Soviet-era nuclear bomb tests. In 2003, reports appeared in Science Magazine[1] that the program included paving some areas with thick layers of reinforced concrete to protect plutonium contaminating the ground,[2] in order to prevent terrorists from acquiring contaminated material for making a dirty bomb.[3]

See also

  • Cactus Dome

References

  1. ^ "AAAS".
  2. ^ US Guards Kazakh Fissile Material from Theft, by Ellen Barry, The New York Times, 22 May 2011
  3. ^ "Jeffrey Lewis • Operation Groundhog". lewis.armscontrolwonk.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22.


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