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How Serious Is The Threat Of Nuclear Terrorism?

Saturday, September 29, 2012 0:38
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Two of the greatest threats to national security are terrorism and the use of nuclear weapons. However, there is the potential for these two threats to combine.

The global rise in terrorism coupled with the accessibility of nuclear materials gives way to this significant national threat.

Nuclear Terrorism is not only a threat to U.S. national security, but to the national security of most nations across the globe. This new modern-day threat has government officials and the average citizens wondering how serious is the threat of nuclear terrorism?

The legal definition of nuclear terrorism was defined by the 2005 United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention). This treaty lays out guidelines that broadly define nuclear terrorism and the legal ramifications for anyone who commits it.
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  • America and Israel are the worlds only “Nuclear terrorists”

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