U.S. and Russia to Protect 'Dirty Bomb' Materials

The Washington Post ^ | June 25, 2002 | By Peter Slevin

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The Bush administration, moving beyond the protection of nuclear materials, expects to spend $20 million this year to safeguard dangerous radiological materials in the former Soviet Union that could be used to make a "dirty bomb," U.S. officials said yesterday.

Scores of radioactive power generators and more than a dozen poorly guarded storage areas for radiological material would be targeted for protection in a joint U.S.-Russian program. The effort comes in response to fears that terrorists could manufacture a radioactive dirty bomb.

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"What this really represents is the first time the international community has begun the development of a concerted and comprehensive plan to address this.."

What this really, really represents despite the guise of 'international' community, is good ol' American dollars at work!