Nuclear Terrorism: Countering the Threat - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 113893139X ISBN 13: 9781138931398

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016

Riassunto

This volume aims to improve understanding of nuclear security and the prevention of nuclear terrorism.

Nuclear terrorism is perceived as one of the most immediate and extreme threats to global security today. While the international community has made important progress in securing fissile material, there are still important steps to be made with nearly 2,000 metric tons of weapons-usable nuclear material spread around the globe. The volume addresses this complex phenomenon through an interdisciplinary approach: legal, criminal, technical, diplomatic, cultural, economic, and political. Despite this cross-disciplinary approach, however, the chapters are all linked by the overarching aim of enhancing knowledge of nuclear security and the prevention of nuclear terrorism. The volume aims to do this by investigating the different types of nuclear terrorism, and subsequently discussing the potential means to prevent these malicious acts. In addition, there is a discussion of the nuclear security regime, in general, and an important examination of both its strengths and weaknesses. In summary, the book aims to extend the societal and political debate about the threat of nuclear terrorism.

This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, nuclear governance, terrorism studies, international organizations, and security studies in general.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Brecht Volders is a researcher in the Department of Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, and a PhD candidate.

Tom Sauer is Associate Professor in International Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, and author of Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Missile Defense (2011).

Contenuti:

Introduction: The Challenge of Preventing Nuclear Terrorism  PART I: - Preventing Radiological Terrorism 1. Promoting Alternatives to High-risk Radiological Sources, Miles A. Pomper 2. Securing Medical Facilities, Sylvain Fanielle 3. Predicting Nuclear Terrorism: an Analytical Tool, Eugeny Varseev and Ivan Andryushin  PART II: Preventing Attacks/Sabotage on Nuclear Facilities 4. Attacking Nuclear Facilities: Hype or Genuine Threat?, Gary Ackerman 5. Securing Nuclear Facilities in Belgium, Rony Dresselaers 6. Stuxnet: Cybersecurity Lessons Learned, Ahmet Koltuksuz  PART III: Preventing the Detonation of the Bomb 7. The Ukrainian Crisis and its Implications to Preventing Nuclear Terrorism, Mark Hibbs 8. Nuclear Material Trafficking: Historical Trends and Current Patterns, Elena Sokova 9. Internal Dynamics of a Terrorist Entity Acquiring Non-conventional Weaponry, Jean Pascal Zanders 10. The Nuclear Threat: a Two-level Analytical Framework to Assess the Likelihood of Nuclear Terrorism, Brecht Volders  PART IV: Improving Nuclear Security Governance and Culture 11. Changing the Narrative on Nuclear Security: Evolving Perceptions about International Responsibility and Governance, Michelle Cann 12. The Nuclear Security Regime: Past, Present and Future, Matthew Cottee 13. Overcoming the Existing Challenges to the Nuclear Security Regime, Sara Kutchesfahani 14. Practical Contributions to Improving Nuclear Security Governance, Klaas van der Meer 15. Nuclear Security Culture: Opportunities and Challenges, Willem Janssens Conclusions

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 113893139X
• ISBN 13: 9781138931398
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 262
• Redattore: Volders Brecht, Sauer Tom