Bibliograph

Nuclear terrorism, the ultimate preventable catastrophe, Graham Allison

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Nuclear terrorism, the ultimate preventable catastrophe, Graham Allison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nuclear terrorism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54865179

Responsibility statement

Graham Allison

Sub title

the ultimate preventable catastrophe

Summary

In October 2001 President George W. Bush received a CIA report that Al Qaeda had smuggled a ten-kiloton nuclear weapon into New York City. It turned out to be a false alarm. The author presents two cases: one that nuclear terrorism is inevitable; the second, that it is preventable

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part 1. Inevitable. 1. Who could be planning a nuclear terrorist attack? -- 2. What nuclear weapons could terrorists use? -- 3. Where could terrorists acquire a nuclear bomb? -- 4. When could terrorists launch the first nuclear attack? -- 5. How could terrorists deliver a nuclear weapon to its target? -- Part 2. Preventable. 6. Through the prism of 9/11 -- 7. Where we need to be : a world of three no's -- 8. Getting from here to there : a road map of seven yeses -- Conclusion -- Frequently asked questions about nuclear terrorism -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index

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