The Bomb in the Backyard

Osama bin Laden has not yet succeeded in launching a nuclear attack. But it isn't because he can't. With enriched uranium, a handful of military supplies available on the Internet, and a small team of terrorists, he could assemble a nuclear bomb in a matter of months. This is how it will h...

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Published inForeign policy Vol. 157; no. 157; pp. 32 - 39
Main Authors Zimmerman, Peter D., Lewis, Jeffrey G.
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 01.11.2006
Subjects
Atomic bombs
Bin Laden, Osama
Bombs
Bombs - Information sources
Essays
Fissionable materials
Guns
International relations
Internet
Killing
Laden, Osama bin
Military
Nuclear devices
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear war
Nuclear Weapons
Physics
Policy studies
Terrorism
Terrorism - International aspects
Uranium
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Summary:Osama bin Laden has not yet succeeded in launching a nuclear attack. But it isn't because he can't. With enriched uranium, a handful of military supplies available on the Internet, and a small team of terrorists, he could assemble a nuclear bomb in a matter of months. This is how it will happen.
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