200 to 250 cases of smuggling each year since 2000

Posted on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Transnational Crime |

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states that since the year 2000 there are about 200 to 250 cases of nuclear and radioactive materials trafficking occurring annually.

The difference in figures is due to the fact that the IAEA only reports incidents that its members have confirmed or released publicly, where the DHS includes all known or suspected incidents that were identified by the United States and other governments.

Source: Richard Willing, “Nuclear traffic doubles since ’90s,” USA Today, December 25, 2006,(accessed: December 29, 2006).

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