Enough Russian nuclear material is currently unaccounted for that ?those with know-how? could construct a nuclear weapon if they were to obtain it, according to recent testimony from CIA Director Porter Goss.
Terrorists could employ new, advanced technologies to conduct attacks with the potential to cause mass casualties according to a U.S. terrorism expert.
A "small, but significant" number of Russian scientists have expressed a willingness to consider working in rogue states, according to a researcher at the U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
"Barrage Balloons", a low-tech air defense technique used successfully by Britain in the WWII Battle of the Atlantic might be useful in defending nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks.
U.S. efforts to expand research into new, miniature nuclear weapons could lead Russia to begin contemplating similar efforts according to Russian nuclear nonproliferation experts.
The large amount of radioactive material used India and Pakistan have led to concerns of a possible radiological, or even nuclear, terrorist incident in the region, according to a report released this month by the Henry L. Stimson Center.
The United States needs to do more to control the spread of technology capable of being used to develop cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to a new U.S. General Accounting Office report.
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International funding for the early retirement of Russian nuclear weapons scientists could help efforts to reduce the size of Russia?s nuclear complex, according to a new report from the Strengthening the Global Partnership project.
U.S. nuclear power plant structures that house radioactive materials, such as reactor containment buildings and spent-fuel storage sites, could withstand a terrorist attack involving a hijacked commercial airliner, according to a study released this month by the Nuclear Energy Institute, the main lobbying group of the U.S. nuclear industry.
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Instead of using only technical measures to improve the security of Russian fissile materials, officials should focus on the personnel and workplace culture at nuclear sites.