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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
SUMMARY:Nuclear Forensics: Preparing for the Experiment One Hopes Neve
 r to Do\, Physics Department Colloquium\, Dr. Jay Davis\, Lawrence Liv
 ermore National Laboratory (Retired) and The Hertz Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Applying the tools of nuclear physics and nuclear chemistr
 y to determine the origin of nuclear materials is a matter of growing 
 concern\, investment and practice in the current environment.  The Gov
 ernment asserts that the unexpected detonation of a nuclear weapon on 
 US soil is the largest threat facing the United States at present.  Nu
 clear forensics techniques contribute to the increased safety of weapo
 ns useable materials\, the discouragement of trafficking in them to de
 ny them to would-be bomb makers\, and\, after a detonation\, to the po
 ssible identification of sources and perpetrators.<br>
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\nJay Da
 vis\, who established the national program in post detonation forensic
 s while  Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at DoD from 1
 998 to 2001\, will describe the\, technical\, operational and policy c
 hallenges of the program to create an effective\, rapid\, and credible
  forensics capability.  He had on-the-job training in nuclear forensic
 s as an UNSCOM inspector in Iraq after the first Gulf War.<br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1156
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