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Nuclear Terrorism

By: Les Paldy
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Edited by: Gus Martin
Subject:Terrorism, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Security (general)
Keywords:nuclear reactors; nuclear weapons; plutonium; radiological weapons; terrorism; uranium; weapons

A nuclear explosion and its incendiary and blast effects would cause physical destruction on a vast scale. The detonation of even a small nuclear weapon in a densely populated area would probably kill tens of thousands of people and seriously wound ...

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  Paldy, L. (2011). Nuclear terrorism. In G. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (pp. 435-437). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n302
  
  Paldy, Les. "Nuclear Terrorism." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd ed.edited by Martin, Gus, 435-37. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n302.
  
  Paldy, L. 2011. Nuclear Terrorism. In: Gus Martin Editor, 2011. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 435-437 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n302> [Accessed 25 Jun 2021].
  
  Paldy, Les. "Nuclear Terrorism." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Edited by Gus Martin.2nd ed Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 435-37. SAGE Knowledge. 25 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n302.
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