 Best practices are based on past events, lessons learned, and ways to effectiveness and efficiency.They are focused on the six technical divisions and should be applicable to all countries with nuclear capabilities, both civilian and military.In 2008, the INMM joined with Nuclear Threat Initiative, the United States Department of Energy, and the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish a new international organization called the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) aimed at strengthening physical protection and security of the world's nuclear and radioactive materials and facilities.