Officials from more than 20 nations in a nuclear terrorism prevention group convened for the first time yesterday to begin planning drills for participating countries, the U.S. State Department said (see GSN, March 25).
The first meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism exercise planning group included drill designers representing the defense, energy, foreign affairs, law enforcement and intelligence branches of various governments as well as other agencies (U.S. State Department release, April 15).