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U.S. Nuclear Forensic Capabilities Analyzed



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July 29, 2010 -- Nuclear Forensics: A Capability at Risk, a new report from the National Research Council, examines how the U.S. can sustain and improve its ability to test intercepted nuclear material and devices, or in a worst-case situation, evaluate the aftermath of a nuclear detonation or radiological dispersal, to determine the origin of nuclear material or devices.