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The Homemade Nuclear Bomb Syndrome (1976)
| Author | Meyer, Loyalka, Nelson, Williams |
| Date | 1976 |
| Classification | 6.02.0.20/01 (NUCLEAR TERRORISM - SELFMADE BOMBS & RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION - GENERAL) |
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THE HOMEMADE NUCLEAR BOMB SYNDROME SUMMARY Since the publication of Willrich and Taylor's book Nuclear Theft: Risks and Safeguards, the attention of the media and the public has been focused on the possibility of nuclear weapons being built by terrorist groups. This paper discussesthe realities of nuclear materials safeguards and the problems that might beencountered by unauthorized persons attempting to steal special nuclear material and build bombs. A good nuclear management plan must detect diversion as well as protect againstit. Elements of such a plan include procedures for management, accounting and inventory, measurements, and physical protection, all carried out by a management/security group that parallels the management of plant operations.
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