The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-95244-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

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 Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Growing Threat; Chapter 2 The Nuclear Terrorists; Chapter 3 Seizing the Bomb; Chapter 4 Making the Bomb; Chapter 5 Releasing Radiation; Chapter 6 Dispersing Radiation; Chapter 7 Meeting the Challenge;

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.