INTERPOL AND IAEA COMBINE BRAIN POWER TO MONITOR ILLEGAL NUCLEAR MOVEMENTS
April 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A JOINT Interpol-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) initiative on fighting nuclear terrorism unites police forces worldwide with IAEA experts in gathering comprehensive data on the illicit traffic in nuclear and radiological materials. Together, the two international organisations analyse relevant threats and help investigations into these problems.
The initiative - called Project Geiger - maintains a database at Interpol's Lyon headquarters, in France, containing information on the illicit trafficking of nuclear and radiological ...
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