Nuclear Jihad - 9781597975285

Nuclear JihadA Clear and Present Danger?\nAuthor(s): Todd M. Masse\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781597975285, 978-1597975285\nSynopsis\nThe most visible face of terrorismwhich is embedded in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the border region between the two countriescould mask an even bigger danger. In the world of counterterrorism, which includes the quiet work of intelligence gathering at home, abroad, in prisons, in mosques, and in Internet chat rooms, Western analysts are working hard to understand one of the most frightening threats, that of nuclear terrorism.\n\nIn his appraisal of this menace, Todd M. Masse explores the likelihood of an attack by examining the two major schools of thought on the subject. The conventionalists, on the one hand, tend to view the possibility of a nuclear terrorist attack as highly likely over the next five to ten years. Skeptics, on the other hand, recognize the gr.