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Article: Nuclear Terrorism: While the reality of a nuclear terrorist threat is much clearer in the wake of September 11 much can be done to prevent terrorists from using weapons of mass destruction.
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- Ploughshares Monitor
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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Speaking frankly to the UN General Assembly on 1 October 2001, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, "It is hard to imagine how the tragedy of 11 September could have been worse. Yet, the truth is that a single attack involving a nuclear or biological weapon could have killed millions. While the world was unable to prevent the 11 September attacks, there is much we can do to help prevent future terrorist acts carried out with weapons of mass destruction."
The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC have raised new concern over the threat of nuclear terrorism, but it is fair to ask, what is the nature of this threat? and is there good reason for concern? ...