Will terrorists go nuclear?

Introduction -- A shiver of terror -- Growing concern -- The first imaginings -- Motives -- Self-imposed constraints -- Nuclear coercion: just hoaxes? -- Designing the threat -- Black markets -- A small cup of Italian coffee -- Lebed's lost luggage -- Visions of mass destruction -- The "ne...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Brian M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y Prometheus Books 2008
In:Year: 2008
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Keywords:
Bedrohungsvorstellung
Kernwaffe
Nuclear terrorism > United States
Politischer Islam
Proliferation > Militär
Sicherheitspolitik
Terroranschlag New York/Washington (2001-09-11) > Folgeprobleme > Heiliger Krieg (Islam) > Al-Qa'ida > Central Intelligence Agency (United States) > Russische Föderation > Cecnja (Respublika)
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorismus
Usa
Vereinigte Staaten > Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitspolitik > Terrorismus > Proliferation nuklearer Waffen > Nuklearterrorismus > Politischer Islam > Bedrohungsvorstellungen (Sicherheitspolitik)
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Summary:Introduction -- A shiver of terror -- Growing concern -- The first imaginings -- Motives -- Self-imposed constraints -- Nuclear coercion: just hoaxes? -- Designing the threat -- Black markets -- A small cup of Italian coffee -- Lebed's lost luggage -- Visions of mass destruction -- The "new terrorism" -- From a balance of terror to a world unhinged -- An age of alarms -- America the anxious -- The first terrorist nuclear power -- Is deterrence dead? -- A self-sustaining fission of fear -- A choice of reactions -- A brilliant yellow light -- Reflections on the shadows of doom -- Countering our own fear -- Footnotes
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:457 S.
ISBN:9781591026563