New York City Receives $18.5 Million to Prevent Dirty Bombs

$18.5 million will be used to prevent “dirty bombs,” or bombs containing radioactive material, from passing into New York City.
New York City Receives $18.5 Million to Prevent Dirty Bombs
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Richard Daddario (L) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (R) announced receipt of a $18.5 million grant given to New York City by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address the threat of radioactive bombs at a press conference in Times Square on Sunday. Catherine Yang/The Epoch Times
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NYPD Deputy Commissioner Richard Daddario (L) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (R) announced receipt of a $18.5 million grant given to New York City by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address the threat of radioactive bombs at a press conference in Times Square on Sunday. (Catherine Yang/The Epoch Times)
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.