Dallas Boyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 5994929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dallas Boyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dallas |
| FAMILY NAME | Boyd |
| SIGNATURE | BOYD D |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West State Technical University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nerds, ninjas, and neutrons
Recently declassified material and other information that has never before appeared in the public domain allow the authors to explain some of the workings of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST)—often one of the first units to respond whenever there is a nuclear incident, whether it involves a nuclear reactor or a nuclear weapon. Long the subject of mystique, NEST is often depicted on screen as a secretive government unit with highly special…
Challenging Nuclear Bromides
Despite the universal implications of nuclear weapons for humanity, broad knowledge of nuclear policy is curiously absent from the public sphere and even among many senior figures in government. Nuclear strategists have nourished the belief that the principles of nuclear deterrence are so esoteric as to exempt them from non-expert scrutiny, creating an intellectual vacuum within which a number of fallacies about nuclear strategy have taken root. …
The Dark Matter of Terrorism
The consequences of states’ reactions to terrorist attacks can far outweigh the effects of the attacks themselves. Yet risk analysis, widely accepted as the proper analytical basis for assessing terrorist threats, largely ignores the consequences from potential reactions to attacks. It also generally fails to consider how the anticipation of these reactions may influence terrorists’ attack preferences. Policymakers should therefore be wary of the…
Why Has the United States Not Been Attacked Again
Asked shortly before leaving office to identify his “greatest accomplishment” as president, George W. Bush expressed his pride in “keeping America safe.”1 Political commentator Peggy Noonan observe
Why Has the United States Not Been Attacked Again
Asked shortly before leaving office to identify his “greatest accomplishment” as president, George W. Bush expressed his pride in “keeping America safe.”1 Political commentator Peggy Noonan observe
Why Has the United States Not Been Attacked Again
Asked shortly before leaving office to identify his “greatest accomplishment” as president, George W. Bush expressed his pride in “keeping America safe.”1 Political commentator Peggy Noonan observe
The Dark Matter of Terrorism
The consequences of states’ reactions to terrorist attacks can far outweigh the effects of the attacks themselves. Yet risk analysis, widely accepted as the proper analytical basis for assessing terrorist threats, largely ignores the consequences from potential reactions to attacks. It also generally fails to consider how the anticipation of these reactions may influence terrorists’ attack preferences. Policymakers should therefore be wary of the…
Nerds, ninjas, and neutrons
Recently declassified material and other information that has never before appeared in the public domain allow the authors to explain some of the workings of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST)—often one of the first units to respond whenever there is a nuclear incident, whether it involves a nuclear reactor or a nuclear weapon. Long the subject of mystique, NEST is often depicted on screen as a secretive government unit with highly special…
Challenging Nuclear Bromides
Despite the universal implications of nuclear weapons for humanity, broad knowledge of nuclear policy is curiously absent from the public sphere and even among many senior figures in government. Nuclear strategists have nourished the belief that the principles of nuclear deterrence are so esoteric as to exempt them from non-expert scrutiny, creating an intellectual vacuum within which a number of fallacies about nuclear strategy have taken root. …
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Terrorism (2 works) · Adversary (1 work) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work)