SWAT members and a Haz-Mat crew outside a decontamination shower
"Statement on U.S. Capabilities in Nuclear Forensics and Attribution in the Aftermath of a Nuclear or Radiological Attack"
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Hearing on The Status of U.S. Response Following an RDD Attack
Testimony
November 15, 2007
Author: Debra K. Decker, Former Associate, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom, 2006–2011
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
"Even if the U.S. had a foolproof attribution capability, the capability would prove of limited value unless it was decisively framed within a larger policy context. Gaps do exist on the hard science side and many of them have been enumerated by others, however, the policy gap is also large and must be filled."
Ms. Decker was unable to appear before the committee but her statement was entered into the congressional record.
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