In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders

Charalambos Madritis sits in front of a computer laptop inside a specially configured van equipped with highly sensitive sensors able to detect radioactive materials, parked inside the U.S.-funded Cyprus Center for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (CYCLOPS) in Larnaca, Cyprus on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — From as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia, an assortment of senior government officials converge on this small facility for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their borders.

In just its , the U.S.-funded Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (CYCLOPS) has far exceeded expectations. From the dozen courses that officials were initially hoping to hold annually, demand has skyrocketed, with scheduled training sessions for next year expected to surpass 50, says the center’s director Chrysilios Chrysiliou.

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