Denying Armageddon
Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9768250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael V Hynes (RAND Santa Monica), John E Peters (RAND Santa Monica), Joel Kvitky (RAND Santa Monica) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 607 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 150-161 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716206290943 |
| OpenAlex | W2094067818 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The United States can significantly reduce the likelihood of a nuclear terrorist attack if it pursues a vigorous, multilayered approach. Such an approach involves controlling nuclear technology and materials, manipulating the black market, and monitoring the behavior of aspiring nuclear actors. After analyzing each of these components, this article outlines the broad contours of a national preventative strategy that should give the nonproliferation community some cause for optimism
Black market · Business · Computer security · Economics · Law and economics · Nuclear terrorism · Nuclear weapon · Optimism · Political economy · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Terrorism · Computer Science · Law · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |