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Non-proliferation: Borderline detection

Georgia's borders are guarded by some of the best radiation detectors available — so why are nuclear smugglers still slipping through? Sharon Weinberger reports.

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Sharon Weinberger is a freelance reporter in Washington, DC. Her trip to Georgia was funded by the International Reporting Project in Washington DC.

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Weinberger, S. Non-proliferation: Borderline detection. Nature 464, 26–27 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464026a

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