It is a grim, almost unthinkable scenario: a 10-kiloton nuclear weapon, smuggled into the United States, is detonated in a major U.S. city, perhaps even the Bay Area.
Top federal officials and medical experts gathered in Washington on Thursday to consider this nightmare vision. Their conclusion: Cities and states are frightfully ill-prepared for dealing with an [...]
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Preparing for the unthinkable - nuclear attack
Posted by Matt in June 27th, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in Nuclear, Terrorism, Aftermath, Conclusion, Counter Measures, Federal Officials, Lawrence Livermore National, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore National Laboratory, Medical Experts, Nightmare Vision, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Weapon, Response Plans, Roles And Responsibilities, Uncertainty, United States
Interview with IAEA Boss Mohamed ElBaradei
Posted by Matt in June 12th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Israel, Nuclear, Syria, Abyss, Bomb, Boss, Conflict, Director General, Full Coverage, IAEA, Iran, Israel, Mohamed Elbaradei, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Threat, Propensity, Spiegel, survival, Syria, Tendency, Test Results, Unilateral Action, Uranium
‘If We Fail, Humanity’s Survival Will Be on the Line’
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei talks to SPIEGEL about Israel’s propensity for unilateral action against countries like Syria, the US’s tendency to keep the IAEA in the dark and the threat of nuclear terrorism. more…
Photo Gallery: The Growing Nuclear Threat
Alarming Test Results: Iran Could Have Enough [...]
Risk of Nuclear Terrorism on Rise
Posted by Matt in April 16th, 2008 | no comment
Concerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington — and said that more could be done to save lives.
A hearing, called by the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, featured charts showing [...]
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