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Hearing on nuke terrorism to be held by House panel on July 26

John P. Mello, Jr.

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“The Last Line of Defense: Federal, State, and Local Efforts to Prevent Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism Within the United States” will be subject of a hearing on July 26 by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies, which is chaired by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA).

Among those scheduled to testify at the forum, which will be held at 10 a.m. in room 311 of the Cannon House Office Building, are Warren M. Stern, director of the DHS’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.

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Computer Worm Delays Nuke Plant in Iran – NewsMax.com

Iran has stated that the “Stuxnet” worm that has affected thousands of computers in Iran is a Western plot aimed at sabotaging Iran’s nuclear program. “Western states are trying to stop Iran’s [nuclear] activities by embarking on psychological warfare …
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Iran: Leak Delayed Nuke Plant, Not Computer Worm – CBS News

The web security firm Symantec Corp. says the computer worm was likely spawned by a government or a well-funded private group. It was apparently constructed by a small team of as many as five to 10 highly educated and well-funded hackers, Symantec says.
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