US boosts Jordan's nuclear security

Jordan says the United States has helped it boost its nuclear security by improving detection of radioactive materials at its borders as concern grows over instability in neighboring Syria.

The statement by the Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission was reported by the kingdom's newspapers Monday. Jordanian officials have expressed worries that radioactive materials from Syria and its ally Iran could be moved across Jordan's border to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries in case of an all-out war in Syria. (AP)