- UNITED NATIONS - A
UN agency says more than 100 countries around the world may have inadequate
programs to prevent or even detect the theft of radioactive materials.
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- The International Atomic Energy Agency says governments
must take urgent steps to raise security to prevent theft and recover supplies
that are missing.
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- Since Sept. 11, the organization has increased its efforts
to prevent terrorists from obtaining weapons-grade nuclear materials.
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- There are also concerns that other radioactive sources
could be used to make "dirty bombs."
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- Written by CBC News Online staff
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- http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/06/25/radiocative020625
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