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100 1 _aLEVI Michael
245 _aStopping nuclear terrorism :
_bthe dangerous allure of a perfect defense /
_cMichale Levi
260 _c2008
520 _aArgues that there is no such thing as perfect defense against nuclear attack by terrorists; to concentrate on trying to achieve this means other measures are neglected. Instead the U.S. should concentrate on improving all its counter techniques to ensure that the possibility of a successful attack is made as small as possible. Notes the need for careful understanding of how terorrist groups work and how their plots can fail - terrorists make mistakes too.
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xCOUNTERTERRORISM
650 _aTERRORISM
_xNUCLEAR WEAPONS
773 _aForeign Affairs :
_gVol 87 No 1, Jan-Feb 2008, pp.131-140
945 _i23217-1001
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