Nuclear Terrorism by Graham Allison
The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe
The book argues that the gravest terrorism risk is nonstate actors acquiring fissile material to build a crude nuclear bomb or a radiological “dirty” device, and documents how poorly secured stockpiles, theft, and illicit proliferation networks have made that threat plausible. Using historical cases and technical explanation of simple weapon designs, it conveys the catastrophic human, economic, and political consequences of a detonation while stressing how real-world intelligence and security failures have increased vulnerability. It outlines a practical, urgent policy agenda—securing and reducing fissile inventories, strengthening export controls and interdiction, improving intelligence sharing and cooperation, and boosting emergency preparedness—framing nuclear terrorism as a preventable catastrophe if global leaders act decisively.
- Published
- 2004
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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