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This study will assess nuclear forensics and attribution resources that would be executed by the Federal Government in response to both a nuclear detonation and after an interdiction of nuclear material/device. The committee will consider various aspects of U.S. nuclear forensics operations and analyses, recommend improvements, and make research and development recommendations. There will be both a restricted report and an unrestricted summary.
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Restoring and Improving Nuclear Forensics to Support Attribution and Deterrence: Public Summary
Consensus Study Report
·2021
Nuclear forensics is the analysis of nuclear materials, devices, emissions, and signals to determine the origin and history of those nuclear materials and devices. At the request of the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, Res...
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