Nuclear terrorism : countering the threat / edited by Brecht Volders and Tom Sauer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Brecht Volders and Tom Sauer -- The nuclear threat: a two-level analytical framework to assess the likelihood of nuclear terrorism / Brecht Volders -- Internal dynamics of a terrorist entity acquiring biological and chemical weapons: insights for the study of possible nuclear weapon acquisition / Jean Pascal Zanders -- Promoting alternatives to high-risk radiological sources / Miles Pomper and Aaron Gluck -- Time for a convention on radiological security? / Sylvain Fanielle and Piortr Andrzejewski -- The threat of a self-sustained chain reaction device /Ivan Andryushin, Eugeny Varseev, and Gennady Pshakin --Attacking nuclear facilities: hype or genuine threat? / Gary Ackerman and James Halverson -- Nuclear security in Belgium: evolution and prospects / Rony Dresselaers and Sylvain Fanielle -- Searching for the nuclear silk road: geospatial analysis of potential illicit radiological and nuclear material trafficking pathways / Steve Sin and Marcus Boyd -- Securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal: the threat from within / Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian -- Nucear security culture: from concept to practice / Igor Khripunov -- Nuclear security commitment making: results of the summit process / Michelle Cann --Nuclear security diplomacy beyond summitry / Trevor Findlay -- Conclusion: nuclear terrorism -- countering the threat / Tom Sauer and Brecht Volders.