U.S. and Canada Hold First Joint Nuclear Forensics Exercise

U.S. and Canada Hold First Joint Nuclear Forensics Exercise. Credit Department of Homeland Security.

The United States and Canada recently held the first joint nuclear forensics exercise between the two countries, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The exercise simulated a nuclear detonation, allowing experts from both countries to improve operational readiness to respond to radiological or nuclear attacks. The advancement of international cooperation in nuclear forensics will help improve the ability of the U.S. and its allies to determine the source of a detonated device.

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