Producing Threat Assessments
An Ethnomethodological Perspective on Intelligence on Iraq’s Aluminium Tubes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20051708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole Boudeau (University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 66-86 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Technology and Security (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230591882_4 |
| OpenAlex | W206472719 |
| ISBN | 9780230591882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Post-9/11, heightened concern has been given to the dangers posed by ‘weapons of mass destruction’ (WMD) in many Western countries.1 Some have gone so far as to suggest that such dangers require the preemptive use of force to avoid those intent on causing harm to acquire weapon capabilities. Central to the attempts to impede the development and spread of WMD is the detection of their proliferation. Detecting proliferation, however, is not a minor task, not least because the materials and means necessary to devise WMD can serve multiple ends, some of which may not be illegal or related to mass destructive ambitions. In this context, an important challenge consists of determining the intentions that states have in acquiring certain technologies
Computer security · Context (archaeology) · Forensic engineering · Harm · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Task (project management) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Artificial Intelligence · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2018 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |