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Other Dimensions of Radiological Terrorism
Other Dimensions of Radiological Terrorism
Pages 151-159
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Russia has experienced a number of terrorist attacks such as the hostage taking in a Moscow theater, suicide bombers on airplanes, and the horrific siege of a school full of children. The United States has experienced the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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attacks against and sabotage of nuclear facilities, in particular nuclear power plants, causing the release of large amounts of radiation 2Ferguson, C., W Potter, A
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The authors of this book wrote, "The United States has faced the threat of nuclear terrorism for many years, but this peril looms larger today than ever before."3 Finally, at the Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response in 2001, the following was presented from the Russian viewpoint: 3Ibid., p.
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Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
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OTHER DIMENSIONS OF RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM 155 Potential Probability of Technical and Approaches to Consequences Occurrence Policy Changes Mitigation Potentially catastrophic -- Moderate over the Theft or diversion Improve indications massive loss of life and next five years, may not require and warnings severe political and with a high state assistance and capabilities economic destruction potential for may go undetected possible surprise Crude HEU weapons Consolidate SNM at could be fabricated Russian sites, without state improve inventory assistance controls, and improve security at sites and borders HEU-based INDs Accelerate blend smuggled into the down of Russian HEU United States could be difficult to detect and recover First responders Accelerate the may be killed or development and incapacitated by deployment of SNM attack sensor arrays at critical U.S. entry points and targets Improve capabilities for remote detection of HEU Develop and announce policies to deter use of INDs by terrorist states Improve attribution capabilities
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the detonation of an ordinary explosive device including radioactive iso topes as one of its components (60Co, 90Sr,137 Cs, 239Pu, and so forth) , with the aim of subsequently dispersing them over significant areas; this category would also include the possible addition of radioactive substances to water systems4 NUCLEAR BOMBS The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States wrote the following: The greatest danger of another catastrophic attack in the United States will materialize if the world's most dangerous terrorists acquire the world's most dangerous weapons.
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The United States and Russia, as well as many other countries, have such research reactors, which are a growing nonproliferation concern.9 6 Committee on Upgrading Russian Capabilities to Secure Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium.
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In a 2003 workshop, a Russian official wrote, "A fundamental component in the creation of a state system for countering the illegal circulation of radioactive material is the development of devices for their detection, location, and identification and the provision of such instruments to the structural components of the system."12 There are other very significant amounts of radioactive materials in the United States and Russia.13 Both countries have large quantities of spent nuclear 9NRC Committee on End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States.
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National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences have worked together for a half-century.16 There is no issue more important for these two institutions than to continue mutual efforts on nonproliferation, including efforts to reduce the threats of radiological terrorism. 13NRC Committee on End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States.
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