Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism

A successful campaign to educate the public about radiological terrorism must begin with scientifically credible and easily understood information about the potential threats. This paper provides the foundational information needed to understand radiological terrorism. In particular, the paper de...

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Những tác giả chính: Khripunov, Igor, Bolshov, Leonid, Nikonov, Dmitriy
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-351652014-01-20T00:09:29Z Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism Khripunov, Igor Bolshov, Leonid Nikonov, Dmitriy Terrorism Social A successful campaign to educate the public about radiological terrorism must begin with scientifically credible and easily understood information about the potential threats. This paper provides the foundational information needed to understand radiological terrorism. In particular, the paper defines the different types of radiological attacks: dispersing radiation through using radiological dispersal devices or radiation emission devices or releasing radiation through attacks or sabotage of nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants or plutonium reprocessing sites. Also, the paper examines the physical and psychological barriers terrorists confront when deciding whether to perpetrate an act of radiological terrorism. To date, few terrorist groups have expressed interest in radiological terrorism; however, it is important to understand that terrorist motivations are dynamic. Groups could become more or less attracted to radiological terrorism depending on internal and external influences, including the threat perceptions authorities broadcast to the public and terrorists. 2013-08-22T07:40:49Z 2013-08-22T07:40:49Z 2007 Book 978-1-58603-787-1 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/35165 en application/pdf IOS Press
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topic Terrorism
Social
spellingShingle Terrorism
Social
Khripunov, Igor
Bolshov, Leonid
Nikonov, Dmitriy
Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
description A successful campaign to educate the public about radiological terrorism must begin with scientifically credible and easily understood information about the potential threats. This paper provides the foundational information needed to understand radiological terrorism. In particular, the paper defines the different types of radiological attacks: dispersing radiation through using radiological dispersal devices or radiation emission devices or releasing radiation through attacks or sabotage of nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants or plutonium reprocessing sites. Also, the paper examines the physical and psychological barriers terrorists confront when deciding whether to perpetrate an act of radiological terrorism. To date, few terrorist groups have expressed interest in radiological terrorism; however, it is important to understand that terrorist motivations are dynamic. Groups could become more or less attracted to radiological terrorism depending on internal and external influences, including the threat perceptions authorities broadcast to the public and terrorists.
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author Khripunov, Igor
Bolshov, Leonid
Nikonov, Dmitriy
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Bolshov, Leonid
Nikonov, Dmitriy
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title Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
title_short Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
title_full Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
title_fullStr Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
title_full_unstemmed Social and Psychological Effects of Radiological Terrorism
title_sort social and psychological effects of radiological terrorism
publisher IOS Press
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url http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/35165
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