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Nuclear Terrorism Tutorial

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Website URL: http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nuctutorial/index.html

Website Description: The possibility that terrorists might acquire and use nuclear weapons is an urgent and potentially catastrophic challenge to global security. Nuclear weapons, the most powerful weapons of mass destruction (WMD), use the energy produced by reactions within and between atomic nuclei to generate tremendous explosive force, heat, radiation, and other harmful effects. This tutorial provides an overview of the threat of terrorism using nuclear explosives and options for preventing that occurrence.