Denying armageddon : preventing terrorist use of nuclear weapons
By: HYNES, Michael V
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Contributor(s): PETERS, John E | KVITKY, Joel.
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, September 2006The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science 607, p. 150-161Abstract: 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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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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