Understand the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) efforts in nuclear security. Identify the three main functions of their Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation (CTCP). Additionally, outline at least three distinct operational capabilities of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), which falls under CTCP.
Navigate directly to the 'Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation' page: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/counterterrorism-and-counterproliferation Identify and list the three core functions of CTCP from the initial content. Scroll down the page to locate the detailed information about the 'Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST)'. Identify and list at least three distinct operational capabilities of NEST from the information provided.
Successfully navigate to the 'Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation' page. State the three core functions of CTCP: 'Preparing for nuclear and radiological incidents and accidents through planning, training, and exercises', 'Countering adversary efforts to acquire and use nuclear capabilities', and 'Responding to nuclear and radiological incidents and accidents worldwide'. List at least three distinct operational capabilities of NEST, such as: 'mobile teams that can search for nuclear devices based on a variety of signatures and threat intelligence', 'technical personnel whose knowledge of nuclear weapons is used to characterize and defeat the device', and 'nuclear forensics personnel can perform technical analysis to determine the origin of nuclear material found outside of regulatory control or used in a nuclear device'.