RAND Research Topic: Nuclear Terrorism 2012-05-24T14:57:14Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/nuclear-terrorism.html Book by Noted Expert Proposes a Renaissance of Thought on Nuclear Deterrence for Today's Strategic Environment http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1103.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 A new book by the late French scholar Th&eacute;r&egrave;se Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today. Book by Noted Expert Proposes a Renaissance of Thought on Nuclear Deterrence for Today's Strategic Environment http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/17.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 A new book by the late French scholar Th&eacute;r&egrave;se Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today. Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1415.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008 <p>Presents a broad overview of the U.S. public health response system, recent efforts to improve preparedness, challenges faced, and options for moving forward.</p> Georgia Dispute Derails Bid to Stop Nuke Terrorism http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/10/06/PJ.html Oct 6, 2008 Oct 6, 2008 <p>Given American concerns about nuclear proliferation and the possibility of nuclear terrorism, tying U.S.-Russian cooperation in the nuclear domain with the current Russia-Georgia quarrel may amount to shooting ourselves in the foot in a misguided attempt to punish Russia, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.</p> Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/09/11/UPI.html Sep 11, 2008 Sep 11, 2008 America is uniquely susceptible to nuclear terror. Beneath our characteristic national optimism lie seams of anxiety, writes Brian Michael Jenkins. A Nuclear 9/11? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/09/11/CNN.html Sep 11, 2008 Sep 11, 2008 Will terrorists go nuclear? It is a question that worried public officials and frightened citizens have been asking for decades. It is no less of a worry today, as we ponder the seventh anniversary of 9/11, writes Brian Michael Jenkins. Book by Brian Michael Jenkins Explores Nuclear Terrorism; Allows Readers to Confront Crisis as a President Might http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/09/10/index1.html Sep 10, 2008 Sep 10, 2008 In a new book, "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?," leading terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins explores both the risks and history of nuclear terrorism, and warns that terrorists may not even need to acquire such weapons to order to perpetrate "nuclear terror." Terrorism Expert Examines Intelligence on Al Qaida in "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB413.html Aug 20, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 <p>According to a British intelligence report leaked to the press in 2007, al Qaida operatives are planning a large-scale attack "on par with Hiroshima and Nagasaki." But just how likely is such an attack?</p> Brian Michael Jenkins Discusses "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2008/08/06/will_terrorists_go_nuclear.html Aug 5, 2008 Aug 5, 2008 Offering insights into vital questions of national security, presidential decisionmaking, and terrorist motives, world-renowned terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins examines how terrorists think about nuclear weapons and nuclear terror. Perspectives on the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT304.html Apr 15, 2008 Apr 15, 2008 <p>In testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Roger C. Molander discusses confronting the prospects of a nuclear attack.</p> Nuclear Terror: How Real? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/13/WT.html May 13, 2007 May 13, 2007 Nuclear Terror: How Real? in Washington Times Simple Steps for Preparedness and Response to Terrorist Attacks http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731.html Feb 23, 2006 Feb 23, 2006 <p>Individuals can take simple steps to protect themselves from the harmful effects of potential terrorist attacks involving chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological weapons.</p> Denying Armageddon: Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1240.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Outlines the broad contours of a national preventative strategy for reducing the likelihood of a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States. Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo, Al Quaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB165.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005 Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB458.html Apr 7, 2005 Apr 7, 2005 <p>Revelations about A.Q. Khan&rsquo;s global nuclear marketing efforts and Osama bin Laden&rsquo;s contact with Pakistani nuclear scientists have raised concerns about terrorist acquisition of a nuclear or radiological weapons capability. Such a capability would pose a grave danger to U.S. national security and to the security of the international system of nation-states. This study suggests that strict controls on nuclear weapons, materials, and expertise will reduce opportunities for terrorists to acquire these resources.</p> Talk It Out on Iran Before It's Too Late http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/08/27/LAT.html Aug 27, 2004 Aug 27, 2004 Published commentary by RAND staff. What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: Pocket Edition Survival Guide http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731z2.html Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004 What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: Pocket Edition Survival Guide Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: A Quick Guide http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731z1.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 <p>Even people who consider themselves prepared to deal with common emergencies might not know what to do during a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attack. This quick guide offers suggestions about how individuals can prepare for such attacks and what actions they can take during each type of attack to protect their own health and safety &mdash; and, possibly, their own lives.</p> The World Trade Center Bombing, the Three Mile Island Intrusion and the Potential Threat to U.S. Nuclear Power Plants http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT106.html Dec 31, 1992 Dec 31, 1992 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and PublicWorks, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation, March 19,1993. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism: A Reexamination http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2706.html Dec 31, 1987 Dec 31, 1987 This study's primary concern is terrorist attacks against U.S. nuclear weapons systems in the United States or abroad. It first analyzes the motivations that might inspire various acts of nuclear terrorism.