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Protecting the Nation's Nuclear Materials, Part 3

The Energy Department says in September it will begin moving weapons-grade nuclear material from its current location in New Mexico to a more secure location in the Nevada desert. Activists concerned with the security of the material say the move is long overdue. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.

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David Kestenbaum is a correspondent for NPR, covering science, energy issues and, most recently, the global economy for NPR's multimedia project Planet Money. David has been a science correspondent for NPR since 1999. He came to journalism the usual way — by getting a Ph.D. in physics first.
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