Russia: Grasping the Reality of Nuclear Terror

Simon Saradzhyan
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Simon Saradzhyan: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006, vol. 607, issue 1, 64-77

Abstract: Radical separatists based in the North Caucasus have the motive and are seeking the means to commit an act of nuclear terrorism as well as allies to help them carry it out. Their proximity to insufficiently secured Russian nuclear facilities and their contents makes the prospect of nuclear terror in Russia very real. This article assesses the magnitude of this threat, considers possible attack scenarios, and suggests ways to reduce the likelihood of a catastrophic attack on Russian soil.

Keywords: Russia; Chechnya; Caucasus; radical separatists; nuclear terrorism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716206290964

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