Operation Groundhog

Operation Groundhog was reported a joint US/Kazakh/Russian program[1] to secure radioactive residues of Soviet-era nuclear bomb tests. In 2003, reports appeared in Science Magazine[2] that the program included paving some areas with thick layers of reinforced concrete to protect plutonium contaminating the ground,[3] in order to prevent terrorists from acquiring contaminated material for making a dirty bomb.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Kazakhstan: Scenesetter for Centcom Commander General Petraeus".
  2. "AAAS".
  3. US Guards Kazakh Fissile Material from Theft, by Ellen Barry, The New York Times, 22 May 2011
  4. "Jeffrey Lewis • Operation Groundhog". lewis.armscontrolwonk.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22.


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