DHS Expands Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Risk Reduction Program

This week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the expansion of its Securing the Cities (STC) program to two additional metropolitan regions, Boston and New Orleans. The STC program seeks to reduce the risk of a successful deployment of radiological or nuclear weapons against major metropolitan areas in the U.S. by assisting participants with building capabilities to detect, analyze, and report nuclear and other radioactive materials. STC began in 2006 as a pilot project for the New York City/Jersey City/Newark region and expanded to the Los Angeles/Long Beach region in 2012, the National Capital Region in 2014, the Houston region in 2015, and the Chicago area in 2016. In 2020, the Department more than doubled the number of cities by expanding to six new regions–Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle. Read more at DHS.