Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham is expected today to outline a sweeping upgrade of security at the nation’s nuclear weapons sites, a move that reflects growing concern over the facilities’ vulnerability to terrorist attack. The planned actions include the closing of several nuclear facilities, an improvement in cyber security for sensitive data and an overall strengthening of gates, guns and locks throughout the nuclear weapons complex, sources said. The nation’s two major nuclear weapons labs — Los Alamos in New Mexico and Lawrence Livermore in California — each will get key upgrades to site security, sources said. But Abraham is expected to stop short of completely removing plutonium from Lawrence Livermore.Full Story
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