ABSTRACT

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism, a new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, assesses the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to acquire and use nuclear weapons, to fabricate and and detonate crude nuclear explosives, to strike nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities, and to build and employ radiological weapons or "dirty bombs."

chapter |13 pages

The Growing Threat

chapter |32 pages

The Nuclear Terrorists

Who, Why, and How Capable?

chapter |60 pages

Seizing the Bomb

Theft, Diversion, and Instability

chapter |84 pages

Making the Bomb

Loose Materials and Know–how

chapter |69 pages

Releasing Radiation

Power Plants and Other Facilities

chapter |59 pages

Dispersing Radiation

The Dirty Bomb and Other Devices

chapter |18 pages

Meeting the Challenge

A Plan for Urgent Action Against Nuclear Terrorism