After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack
Envisaging Catalytic Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12408047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Ayson (0000-0003-2587-1593, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 571-593 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2010.483756 |
| OpenAlex | W2078478802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
It is just possible that a terrorist nuclear attack could catalyze an inter-state nuclear war. The likelihood of a terrorist group gaining access to nuclear weapons is lower than some fear, and terrorists might not use a nuclear weapon as soon as they had acquired one. But if a terrorist group was to explode a nuclear device in a country that was itself armed with nuclear weapons, and especially if that country was in a conflict-prone relationship with another nuclear-armed state, the broader consequences of even a single terrorist nuclear detonation could be much more serious than some assume
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |