Potential criminal adversaries of nuclear programs: a portrait
This paper examines the possibility that terrorists or other kinds of criminals might attempt to seize or sabotage a nuclear facility, steal nuclear material, or carry out other criminal activities in the nuclear domain which has created special problems for the security of nuclear programs. This paper analyzes the potential threat. Our tasks was to describe the potential criminal adversary, or rather the spectrum of potential adversaries who conceivably might carry out malevolent criminal actions against nuclear programs and facilities. We were concerned with both the motivations as well as the material and operational capabilities likely to be displayed by various categories of potential nuclear adversaries.
- Research Organization:
- RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5862116
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-100021/5; RAND-P-6513
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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