Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty bombs and nuclear devices, New York police said on Wednesday.
The detectors, including cell phone-sized devices that officers wear on their belts, could help uncover a dirty bomb that might be assembled outside New York and smuggled in, police said at a security conference.
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BRAVO to NYPD for remaining vigilant as the rest of the country slips back to September 10th and using funding constructively to root out international as well as homegrown terrorists in a meaningful way