New Biden WMD strategy includes small nuke reactors

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President Biden is signing a new strategy today to counter weapons of mass destruction, including radioactive materials at home and abroad for the first time.

The classified version of the report will incorporate all of the work the U.S. government is doing internationally to prevent and respond to nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological threats from non-state actors. | John Bazemore/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden is signing a new strategy to counter weapons of mass destruction on Thursday, for the first time including radioactive materials at home and abroad.

The reactors could produce “usable material” for terrorist groups seeking to create havoc, a senior administration official told reporters before the signing. “We have to anticipate that and prepare and prevent that becoming a risk. That’s been a focal point of this work since the very beginning.”In February, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the first time certified a new small modular reactor designed for domestic use.

“Nuclear technology is bending towards accessibility and affordability in a way in the past 10 years that I think we couldn’t have anticipated,” a second administration official added. Both officials were granted anonymity in order to discuss the strategy before it’s signed. “And so many more countries who have never pursued nuclear power in the past may be pursuing it in the future.”The U.S.

 

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