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To: unclewest who wrote (35809)3/20/2004 5:21:44 PM
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Addressing the Unthinkable, U.S. Revives Study of Fallout
By William J. Broad
New York Times March 19, 2004
nytimes.com

To cope with the possibility that terrorists might someday detonate a nuclear bomb on American soil, the federal government is reviving a scientific art that was lost after the cold war: fallout analysis.

The goal, officials and weapons experts both inside and outside the government say, is to figure out quickly who exploded such a bomb and where the nuclear material came from. That would clarify the options for striking back. Officials also hope that if terrorists know a bomb can be traced, they will be less likely to try to use one.

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