Ferguson / Potter The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-135-08639-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 388 Seiten

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism, a new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, assesses the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to acquire and use nuclear weapons, to fabricate and and detonate crude nuclear explosives, to strike nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities, and to build and employ radiological weapons or "dirty bombs."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferguson, Charles D.

Potter, William C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Foreword
1. The Growing Threat
2. The Nuclear Terrorists:
Who, Why, and How Capable
3. Seizing the Bomb:
Theft, Diversion, and Instability
4. Making the Bomb:
Loose Materials and Know-How
5. Releasing Radiation:
Power Plants and Other Facilities
6. Dispersing Radiation:
The Dirty Bomb and Other Devices
7. Meeting the Challenge:
A Plan for Urgent Action
Against Nuclear Terrorism
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

William C. Potter is the Director of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Charles D. Ferguson is Science and Technology Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (Washington, DC). Amy Sands, Leonard S. Spector, and Fred Wehling are all affiliated with The Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

The Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Monterey Institute of International Studies

460 Pierce Street

Monterey, CA 93940

William Potter is considered one of the leading authorities on nuclear terrorism.
Ideal for readers interested in terrorism, security studies, and nuclear proliferation.