Nuclear terrorism a threat assessment for the 21st century. Pangi dealing with terrorism after september 11, 2001. Information about the first edition of this book, published in 2007, is also. Terrorism potential for research reactors compared with power reactors george bunn and chaim braun. Two years after camerons book was published an event occurred. The book concludes that the organisational and psychological pressures within terrorist groups and the changing nature of political violence combined with the heightened danger of nuclear. Teaching terror wmd and terrorism by howard and forest. The architecture of government in the face of terrorism ashton b. Irans nuclear propensity the eu nonproliferation consortium. Gavin cameron department of political science university of. Nuclear and radiological security in a global context.
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Reesmoog, when the choice is national suicide, the times, september 17, 2001. International panel on fissile material, global fissile material report 2007, second report of the international panel on fissile material, ipfm, princeton, nj, 2007. Gavin cameron has performed a valuable service in helping to keep analysis of the problem on the right side of the line between prudence and paranoia. Aum shinrikyos nuclear and chemical weapons development. Mar 16, 2012 weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, second edition. Nuclear terrorism involves the actual or potential use of nuclear materials to generate fear.
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Gavin cameron gavin cameron is a senior research associate at the center for nonproliferation studies at the monterey institute of international studies in monterey, ca. For your convenience we have added our call numbers at the end of each book and document entry. Gavin cameron assesses the causes for, and implications of, the escalating lethality of terrorism. The book concludes that the organisational and psychological pressures within. Army war college library collection or on the internet. Wmd and terrorism by forest and howard teaching terrorism. Alexander, preventing nuclear terrorism lexington, ma lexington books, 1987, p. Apr 16, 2007 gavin cameron, from nuclear terrorism. Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism edition 1 by. Gavin cameron has even asserted that the real driving force behind the heightened danger of nuclear terrorism lies not with the. Terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons. Reactors and radiological attacks after september 11. So if thats a subject that interests you, its the other guy you want to speak to.
Chemical, biological and nuclear terrorismwarfare homeland. Nuclear terrorism, as a term, has been used in the past to encompass a broad range of possibilities, from trespass actions. How likely is it terrorists will obtain weapons of mass destruction. Gavin cameron is a senior research associate at the center for nonproliferation studies at the monterey institute of international studies in monterey, ca. Prevention of nuclear terrorism, lexington books, lexington, ma, 1987. This book assesses the causes for, and the implications of, the escalati. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A threat assessment for the 21st century, basingstoke and new york. Martins press new york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Copyright 1999 publisher palgrave macmillan uk copyright holder gavin cameron distribution rights distribution rights are restricted. Detonated and explosive device, the new york times, november 5, 1998. A threat assessment for the 21st century basingstoke and london. The book concludes that the organisational and psychological pres. One author concluded a book on nuclear terrorism crediting the.
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However, certain drivers like the nuclear black market the aq khan network. 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. The seven myths of nuclear terrorism matthew bunn and anthony wier. The book concludes that the organizational and psychological pressures within terrorist groups and the changing nature of political violence, combined with the heightened danger of nuclear nonproliferation, have made massdestructive terrorism the greatest nontraditional threat to intellectual security in the world today. Will the twentyfirst century see terrorist fingers on the nuclear trigger. Reactors and radiological attacks after september 11 gavin cameron. What factors would determine their decision to use them. But, when the npt was drafted, nuclear terrorism was not perceived as a significant. Nencheck the new terrorism brian michael jenkins the new age of terrorism 1. Tenet, testimony before the senate select committee on intelligence, february 2, 2000. The concept of nuclear terrorism is possibly the least understood of all dangers emanating from nuclear weapons. Carter intergovernmental challenges of combating terrorism arnold m.
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