Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe Contributor(s): Allison, Graham T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805078525 ISBN-13: 9780805078527 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: In this urgent call to action, one of America's leading experts on nuclear weapons and national security presents a Rcomprehensive but accessible treatment of this vital subject that is a major contribution to public understandingS ("The New York Times Book Review." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
Dewey: 363.3 |
LCCN: 2005283866 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Allison's comprehensive but accessible treatment of this vital subject is a major contribution to public understanding. -The New York Times Book Review Americans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But the deadliest form is almost too scary to think about-a terrorist group exploding a nuclear device in an American city. In this urgent call to action, Graham Allison, one of America's leading experts on nuclear weapons and national security, presents the evidence for two provocative, compelling conclusions. First, if policy makers in Washington keep doing what they are currently doing about the threat, a nuclear terrorist attack on America is inevitable. Second, the surprising and largely unrecognized good news is that nuclear terrorism is, in fact, preventable. In these pages, Allison offers an ambitious but feasible blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks, if we are willing to face the issue squarely. |