Unconventional nuclear weapons.

Unconventional nuclear weapons.

Of the countless scenarios of terrorist mayhem, none quickens the pulse quite like the menace of a nuclear bomb. In light of the low-tech but catastrophic attacks on the World Trade Centre, building a nuclear bomb suddenly seems an unnecessarily difficult and risky proposition. Why build a bomb when...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 38, 11 (2001).
Main Author: Zorpette, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Direct attack on nuclear reactor.
Fueled jumbo jet.
Nuclear power stations protection.
Nuclear terror.
Radioactive nuclear materials.
Radiological dispersion devices.
Spent fuel protection.
Terrorism.
Unconventional nuclear weapons.