Nuclear attribution

<p>Nuclear attribution is the process of tracing the origin of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_material/K4FIY8KE">nuclear material</a> that has been used in a <a href="/facts/Nuclear_explosion/BtpfgcUg">nuclear explosion</a>. The problem is not necessarily a straightforward one, for it may be possible to obtain <a href="/facts/Precursor_(chemistry)/dUw8Mx2Y">nuclear precursors</a> through the <a href="/facts/Underground_economy/HDL3tQDz">black market</a>, and therefore relatively anonymously. Attribution to the source is desirable due to the trend of <a href="/facts/Nuclear_proliferation/f8dSJyAR">nuclear proliferation</a>. <a href="/facts/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons/urhNKh4Q">Nuclear capability</a> has expanded from only a couple of states, to where a <a href="/facts/Terrorist_group/LmnuRFFL">terrorist group</a> could make a bomb with only partial state backing. The <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> has demonstrated its interest in nuclear attribution by passing the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, which calls for the development of attribution capabilities.
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Nuclear attribution