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Author:   Brecht Volders (Antwerp University, Belgium) ,  Tom Sauer (Antwerp University, Belgium)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781138931398

ISBN 10:   113893139
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   02 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Brecht Volders and Tom Sauer 2. The nuclear threat: a two-level analytical framework to assess the likelihood of nuclear terrorism, Brecht Volders 3. Internal dynamics of a terrorist entity acquiring biological and chemical weapons, Jean Pascal Zanders PART I: Preventing Radiological Terrorism 4. Promoting alternatives to high-risk radiological sources, Miles Pomper and Aaron Gluck 5. Time for a convention on radiological security?, Sylvain Fanielle and Piotr Andrzejewski 6. The threat of a self-sustained chain reaction device, Ivan Andryushin, Eugeny Varseev and Gennady Pshakin PART II: Preventing Attacks on Nuclear Facilities 7. Attacking nuclear facilities: hype or genuine threat?, Gary Ackerman and James Halverson 8. Nuclear security in Belgium: evolution and prospects, Rony Dresselaers and Sylvain Fanielle PART III: Preventing the Detonation of a Crude Nuclear Device 9. Searching for the nuclear silk road, Steve Sin and Marcus Boyd 10. Securing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal: the threat from within, Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian PART IV: Nuclear Security Governance and Culture 11. Nuclear security culture: from concept to practice, Igor Khripunov 12. Nuclear security commitment making: results of the summit process, Michelle Cann 13. Nuclear security diplomacy beyond summitry, Trevor Findlay 14. Conclusion, Tom Sauer and Brecht Volders

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Brecht Volders is a researcher in the Department of Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, and a PhD candidate. Tom Sauer is Associate Professor in International Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, and author of Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Missile Defense (2011).

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