Nuclear Terrorism

Nuclear Terrorism

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Is the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Distracting Attention from More Realistic Threats?
A nuclear terrorist attack is currently not a realistic threat. It would require an unprecedented level of sophistication from terrorists. The majority of terrorist attacks are conducted with conventional explosives.
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Jul 27, 2018
Georgetown Security Studies Review
Antonia Ward

Biological Weapons and Warfare

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Russia on the Horns of a Nuclear Dilemma
While the murder of Alexander Litvinenko is a human tragedy, broader concerns about the lowering of WMD norms and violations of international law should be addressed. The use of radioactive matter to kill him represents a serious breach of international agreements.
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Feb 19, 2016
Foreign Policy Concepts
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Nuclear Terrorism

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Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines
Slipping radioactive material into a spy's tea in the middle of London may not sound like a CBRN attack, but it is, as the Owen report has confirmed. Hopefully, the report's release will help focus global attention on the growing threat posed by these devastating weapons.
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Jan 21, 2016
CNN
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Global Security

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When Armies Divide: Securing Nuclear Arsenals During Internal Upheavals
With an army divided, any type of foreign intervention would be complex and fraught with extraordinary risk—success would be a long shot. But the loss of a nuclear weapon or fissile material would change the world.
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Apr 12, 2013
The RAND Blog and GlobalSecurity.org
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
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A New Book from Brian Michael Jenkins: When Armies Divide
In 1961, four French generals launched a coup against the government of President Charles de Gaulle and conceivably might have ended up with a nuclear device. In When Armies Divide, RAND's Brian Michael Jenkins uses this unusual chapter in history to discuss what can happen when nuclear states are threatened by revolts, coups, and civil wars.
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Apr 11, 2013
Nuclear Terrorism

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A Conversation with Philip Taubman, Author of The Partnership
RAND hosted an event featuring Philip Taubman, author of 'The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb' on June 1, 2012.
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Jun 8, 2012
Security Cooperation

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How Russia Can and Can't Help Obama
In hindsight, KGB analysts and Soviet officials were extraordinarily prescient about the perils of Islamist terrorism and the fallout from the Afghan jihad. But could Russia, for all its faults and foibles, be a more valuable counterterrorism partner today, asks Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Aug 26, 2009
Foreign Policy
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Nuclear Deterrence

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Georgia Dispute Derails Bid to Stop Nuke Terrorism
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.
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Oct 6, 2008
Providence Journal
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
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Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
America is uniquely susceptible to nuclear terror. Beneath our characteristic national optimism lie seams of anxiety, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Sep 12, 2008
United Press International
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Nuclear Terrorism

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A Nuclear 9/11?
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.
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Sep 12, 2008
CNN.com
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
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Nuclear Terror: How Real?
Nuclear Terror: How Real? in Washington Times
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May 13, 2007
Washington Times
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
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Talk It Out on Iran Before It's Too Late
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Aug 27, 2004
Los Angeles Times
Robert E. Hunter

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Nuclear Terrorism

Is the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Distracting Attention from More Realistic Threats?

Russia on the Horns of a Nuclear Dilemma

Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines

When Armies Divide: Securing Nuclear Arsenals During Internal Upheavals

A New Book from Brian Michael Jenkins: When Armies Divide

A Conversation with Philip Taubman, Author of The Partnership

How Russia Can and Can't Help Obama

Georgia Dispute Derails Bid to Stop Nuke Terrorism

Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?

A Nuclear 9/11?

Nuclear Terror: How Real?

Talk It Out on Iran Before It's Too Late

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