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By Kelly Ng | 13 July 2009

Law enforcement officers in New York City will be equipped with radiation detectors to help them seek out dirty bombs and nuclear devices.

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The detectors range from pocket size buzzers, which can be worn on the belt, to larger devices set up in police cars, boats and helicopters. More detectors are also being installed at subways, bridges and car tunnel entrances.

According to Captain Michael Riggio from the New York Police Department’s counterterrorism division, the belt devices are the front line of defence against a possible dirty bomb or a small-scale nuclear device.

He hopes that these devices will soon be Bluetooth-enabled and synchronisable with the police central command centre. They can then provide real-time information, such as the exact location of the radiological threat on a map.

The device will be used by thousands of law enforcement officers in areas around New York City, including state police and sheriff’s departments in New Jersey and Connecticut.

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