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This chapter provides a survey of the science and technology important to nuclear security. A wide range of military, intelligence, law enforcement, diplomatic, policy, and cooperative measures are employed to contribute to nuclear security. In almost all of these measures, science and technology plays a contributing, if not leading, role in their implementation. Radiation detection, which plays a central role in nuclear security, is discussed at some length – including a discussion addressing operational goals and technical requirements. This is followed by a discussion of material production monitoring approaches, to include safeguards, and then finally coverage of warhead and material security applications.
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LaGraffe, D. (2018). Nuclear Security Science. In: Masys, A. (eds) Handbook of Security Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51761-2_18-1
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