Denying Armageddon

Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons

Michael V. Hynes, John E. Peters, Joel Kvitky

ResearchPublished 2006

The United States can significantly reduce the likelihood of a nuclear terrorist attack if it pursues a vigorous, multilayered approach. Such an approach involves controlling nuclear technology and materials, manipulating the black market, and monitoring the behavior of aspiring nuclear actors. After analyzing each of these components, this article outlines the broad contours of a national preventative strategy that should give the nonproliferation community some cause for optimism.

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  • Copyright: American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • Availability: Out Of Print
  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 12
  • Document Number: RP-1240

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Originally published in: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 607, No. 1, pp. 150-161, September 2006.

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