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• W157050500 abstract "AbstractThe nuclear/radiological terrorism ostensibly added the specter of nuclear attack by terrorist groups in our collective consciousness. The careful study of nuclear material acquisition and steps involved in manufacturing and exploding nuclear/radiological device manifest that nuclear terrorism is a cumbersome task. It becomes more difficult, if the terrorist organization manages to get a hold on nuclear weapon and try to use it, due to the inbuilt device code systems. Conversely, even if the terrorist's are unable to decode the device security codes, they would be able to create indescribable psychological fear among the people. In addition numerous methods are available to the terrorist groups for conducting radiological/nuclear terrorism. Though we have no precedent of nuclear terrorism, yet its possibility does not cease to exist.Key Words: Myth, Nuclear, Radiology, Reality, TerrorismThe increasing reliance on the nuclear energy to decrease the dependence on the carbon fuels and steady deterioration of the twentieth century nuclear nonproliferation regime enhance the possibility of nuclear/radiological terrorism. The general perception is that the nuclear weapon states' enriched uranium, weapon grade plutonium and atomic devices could be misused by the terrorist group for nuclear/radiological terrorism. Nevertheless, the non-nuclear weapon states' nuclear programs built for peaceful application of nuclear technology are equally vulnerable to terrorist nefarious designs because many of these states nuclear facilities are not adequately guarded. In addition, the terrorist could purchase nuclear material from the global black market. (O'Neill, 1997: 1) The weak-security apparatus and nuclear non- proliferation regimes inability to prevent the illicit nuclear trade is in the advantage of transnational terrorist groups that are determined to use nuclear/radiological terrorism to accomplish their perilous design.The nuclear radiological material's application in medicine, power generation industry and research laboratories make it an attractive commercial commodity. The commercialization of radioactive added an alarming variable in our lexicon because the commercial radioactive material is not considered a high security risk, despite the fact that it could be used in making radiological dispersal devices. Hence, the possibility persists that the radioactive material could be acquired from the nuclear facilities by concerned individuals or groups to provide terrorist groups for ideological or monitory gains. In this context, the nuclear infrastructure of non-nuclear weapon states is equally; and in some cases is more vulnerable as compare to nuclear weapon states nuclear infrastructure. This assertion merits on the hypothesis that nuclear weapon states are well equipped to guard their nuclear weapon facilities and sensitive to their personal reliability programs due to the lethality of nuclear weapons. Moreover, the states having a large nuclear infrastructure and target of transnational terrorists are also exposed to nuclear/radiological terrorist attacks.In theory, nuclear/radiological terrorism seems too simplistic and thereby it has ostensibly added the specter of nuclear attack by terrorists in our collective consciousness. However, careful study of the nuclear material acquisition and steps involved in manufacturing and exploding a nuclear/radiological device manifest that nuclear terrorism is a cumbersome task. It becomes more difficult, if the terrorist organization manages to get a hold on a nuclear weapon and tries to use it, due to the inbuilt device code systems. Therefore, the nuclear/radiological terrorism could be a mere hype. The disturbing variable here is that despite the incapability of the terrorist to explode the nuclear device, the mere device in the possession of terrorist group would be having an immense psychological frightening impact on the people. Importantly, a mere announcement in the media that a terrorist group or a non-state entity possesses nuclear fissile material would generate psychological, economic and sociological devastating impacts. …" @default.
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