[21.06.07] Good, Bad, & Ceremonial Nuclear Safeguards
Roger G. Johnston, Ph.D., CPP
Vulnerability Assessment Team
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract: Domestic & International Nuclear Safeguards (two very different applications) have a lot of problems. This talks covers some of these problems, including the technological limitations of tags, seals, access control devices, GPS, data authentication, and information barriers. The work of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is also reviewed.
Roger G. Johnston, Ph.D., CPP, has been head of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1992. He has provided consulting, vulnerability assessments, and security solutions for over 30 government agencies and private companies. Johnston graduated from Carleton College (1977), and received M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Colorado (1983). He has authored over 100 technical papers and 50 invited talks, and holds 10 U.S. patents. Roger has won numerous awards, including the 2004 LANL Fellows Prize for Outstanding Research.