The Syrian Chemical Weapons Conundrum
Syria’s civil war could provide a test run for dealing with dangerous weapons that fall into the wrong hands. Both Israel and the United States now believe that chemical weapons have been used in Syria’s civil war, most likely by Syrian government forces. If the rebels have even some of the chemical weapons, that could […]
When Armies Divide: Securing Nuclear Arsenals During Internal Upheavals
The Pentagon reportedly has secret plans to secure Pakistan’s nuclear weapons against terrorists, a jihadist coup, or civil war. It also has conducted war games to explore how it might try to secure North Korea’s nuclear arsenal in case of a coup or collapse of the regime. Either of these missions would be a daunting military task, […]
When Armies Divide: The Security of Nuclear Arsenals During Revolts, Coups, and Civil Wars
Download the eBook here. [Brian Jenkins’ book, “When Armies Divide,” speaks to a central nuclear issue: what happens when society’s most organized response capability fades into a fog of uncertainty over who is in charge of what. How do the decisionmakers decide where the soundest leadership is as the rapid and inexorable march of time […]
WMD Terrorism
An Update on the Recommendations of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism by The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group’s WMD Working group A bipartisan Congressional commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (WMD Commission) determined in December 2008 that WMD terrorism is a […]
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear (2008, Prometheus Books) Download the eBook here. Seven years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, Americans continue to be concerned that far worse is yet to come. According to a Harris Poll, two out of five Americans think it likely that terrorists will detonate a nuclear bomb in an American city within […]