Will terrorists go nuclear? / Brian Michael Jenkins.
Will terrorists go nuclear? / Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N363.3255/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
457 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- A shiver of terror -- Growing concern -- The first imaginings -- Motives -- Self-imposed constraints -- Nuclear coercion: just hoaxes? -- Designing the threat -- Black markets -- A small cup of Italian coffee -- Lebed's lost luggage -- Visions of mass destruction -- The "new terroris...
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Brian Michael Jenkins goes beyond what the experts know about terrorists' efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, nuclear black markets, "suitcase bombs," and mysterious substances like red mercury to examine how terrorists themselves think about such weapons." "Jenkins notes that terrorists have become increasingly adept at creating an atmosphere of...
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Will terrorists go nuclear? / Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-425) and index.
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N363.3255/1
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74VMb4L2l42b
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ISBN
1591026563 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781591026563 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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363.3255
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991000911109702626
