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Nuclear terrorism

Nuclear terrorism is the use of a nuclear weapon or radiological weapon as an act of terrorism. There are many possible terror incidents, ranging in feasibility and scope. These include the sabotage of a nuclear facility, the intentional irradiation of citizens, or the detonation of a radiological device, colloquially termed a dirty bomb, but consensus…

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related to Further reading · 61
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related to Incidents involving nuclear material · 38
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related to External links · 32
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related to Security summits · 25
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related to Russia · 19
Nuclear terrorism → Alexander Litvinenko, Battle, Chernobyl, During, Enerhodar, Kuleba, Lithuanian President Nauseda, March, NATO Jens Stoltenberg, Russian, Secretary General, The, Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro, UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Unit, Units, US Ambassador, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
has impact · 15
Nuclear terrorism → By, Cold War, German, Hiroshima, His, However, In, José Furtado, Lisbon, Nagasaki, NUKEMAP, Of, Setúbal Peninsula, The, World War II
related to Organizations to combat nuclear terrorism · 15
Nuclear terrorism → Combat Nuclear Terrorism, GICNT, International Atomic Energy Agency, It, Nuclear Security, Partners, Pelindaba, Plenary, Principles, South Africa, Statement, The GICNT, The Global Initiative, The World Institute, WINS
related to Aum Shinrikyo · 7
Nuclear terrorism → Aum Shinrikyo, Harvard University’s Belfer Center, However, International Affairs, Science, The Japanese, Tokyo Metro
is a · 3
Nuclear terrorism → offense committed if a person unlawfully and intentionally, topic that interests countries who are developing or expanding their nuclear warhead knowledge, use of a nuclear weapon or radiological weapon as an act of terrorism
related to Scope · 3
Nuclear terrorism → Acquiring, Attacking, Nuclear

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nuclear weapons terrorism terrorist security would materials material attack united states al-qaeda use international weapon terrorists groups bomb could radioactive

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terrorist groups via purchase or theftinstance ofAcquisitionNuclear weapons may be acquired by non-state organisations0.80text
either in whole or in partinstance ofAcquisitionNuclear weapons may be acquired by non-state organisations0.80text
from state entitiesinstance ofAcquisitionNuclear weapons may be acquired by non-state organisations0.80text
Al Qaeda has beeninstance ofthe nuclear intent and capability of terrorist groups0.80text
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