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Transcendental terrorism and dirty bombs : radiological weapons threat revisited, by Chad Brown
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- Summary
- This paper analyzes the potential for terrorists to employ radiological weapons against the United States and makes recommendations for countering the gaps in security that terrorists will exploit while embarking on such an endeavor. The paper's primary hypothesis is that radiological dispersion devices, contrary to popular contemporary analysis, possess extreme lethal potential. When combined with the prevalent trend for terrorists to maximize the death and destruction associated with their attacks, radiological dispersion devices, unlike other weapons of mass destruction, offer a unique opportunity as radioactive material is readily available and requires unsophisticated technology and knowledge to weaponize. A fictional scenario backed by calculations is used to demonstrate the lethal potential of a series of covert attacks employing radiological weapons. The paper analyzes the motivations for why terrorists are willing to use weapons of mass destruction and why radiological weapons are a more likely candidate for employment over nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Additionally, the relative ease with which radiological weapons of this nature can be fabricated and the ready availability of appropriate radioactive sources is explained. Finally, the paper concludes that securing the life cycle of radioactive sources through legislation, regulation, and international agreements is the best method for preventing terrorists access to those radioactive sources which are most dangerous and capable of weaponization. However, the paper also concludes that any legislative, regulatory, or agreement based solution will not protect the public in the near term and a nationwide system of radiation detectors is proposed as a possible solution for interdicting radiological weapons before they reach their targeted destination
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 61 pages
- Note
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- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 22, 2008)
- "February 2006."
- Label
- Transcendental terrorism and dirty bombs : radiological weapons threat revisited
- Title
- Transcendental terrorism and dirty bombs
- Title remainder
- radiological weapons threat revisited
- Statement of responsibility
- by Chad Brown
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This paper analyzes the potential for terrorists to employ radiological weapons against the United States and makes recommendations for countering the gaps in security that terrorists will exploit while embarking on such an endeavor. The paper's primary hypothesis is that radiological dispersion devices, contrary to popular contemporary analysis, possess extreme lethal potential. When combined with the prevalent trend for terrorists to maximize the death and destruction associated with their attacks, radiological dispersion devices, unlike other weapons of mass destruction, offer a unique opportunity as radioactive material is readily available and requires unsophisticated technology and knowledge to weaponize. A fictional scenario backed by calculations is used to demonstrate the lethal potential of a series of covert attacks employing radiological weapons. The paper analyzes the motivations for why terrorists are willing to use weapons of mass destruction and why radiological weapons are a more likely candidate for employment over nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Additionally, the relative ease with which radiological weapons of this nature can be fabricated and the ready availability of appropriate radioactive sources is explained. Finally, the paper concludes that securing the life cycle of radioactive sources through legislation, regulation, and international agreements is the best method for preventing terrorists access to those radioactive sources which are most dangerous and capable of weaponization. However, the paper also concludes that any legislative, regulatory, or agreement based solution will not protect the public in the near term and a nationwide system of radiation detectors is proposed as a possible solution for interdicting radiological weapons before they reach their targeted destination
- Cataloging source
- DTICE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brown, Chad
- Government publication
- federal national government publication
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Air University (U.S.)
- Series statement
- Occasional paper
- Series volume
- no. 54
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nuclear terrorism
- Dirty bombs
- Radioactive substances
- Radioactive pollution
- Label
- Transcendental terrorism and dirty bombs : radiological weapons threat revisited, by Chad Brown
- Note
-
- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 22, 2008)
- "February 2006."
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17591902
- Extent
- viii, 61 pages
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file.
- System details
- Mode of access: Internet from the Air University web site. Address as of 9/22/08: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cst/csat54.pdf ; current access available via PURL
- Label
- Transcendental terrorism and dirty bombs : radiological weapons threat revisited, by Chad Brown
- Note
-
- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 22, 2008)
- "February 2006."
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17591902
- Extent
- viii, 61 pages
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file.
- System details
- Mode of access: Internet from the Air University web site. Address as of 9/22/08: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cst/csat54.pdf ; current access available via PURL
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