Terrorism and maritime shipment of nuclear material
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Export citationSmith, R.C. (2007). Terrorism and maritime shipment of nuclear material. Packaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Materials, 18(4), 207-214.
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Abstract
Opponents of the nuclear industry often claim that material in transit is vulnerable to attack by
terrorist groups who might seek to take the cargo and make a bomb, or otherwise cause a
radiological incident. This paper lays out a range of conceivable objectives or attack scenarios in
the context of maritime transportation and examines these in the light of what is known of the
relevant security arrangements. It concludes that these arrangements provide a very substantial
deterrent to any attempt at diversion or sabotage and that any such attempt would have little
prospect of success, beyond the immediate media impact of whatever might have occurred.
Date
2007Type
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W. S. Maney & Son Ltd
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This article has been published in the journal: Packaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Materials. © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2007.