Nuclear terrorism

Abstract

The abuse of nuclear energy for the perpetration of acts of politically motivated violence is a reality of life in the modern, developed, high-tech society. Such misuse of nuclear energy would have disastrous consequences, which makes it a particularly attractive tool for terrorists. More importantly, any mention of terrorists and nuclear energy in a common context creates panic among the general public, which, in fact, is the lever that makes terrorist actions so successful. The paper presents and describes possible models of terrorist operations in which nuclear energy would be abused, which is necessary for devising effective methods of struggle against the possible threat in 21st century.

Zloupotreba nuklearne energije za izvršenje akata politički motivisanog nasilja predstavlja realnost življenja u današnjem, visokotehnološki razvijenom društvu. Ta zloupotreba imala bi katastrofalne posledice, što je čini posebno primamljivim alatom za teroriste. Što je još važnije, svako pominjanje terorista i nuklearne energije u jednom kontekstu stvara paniku u javnosti, a to je, u stvari, poluga koja teroristička dejstva čini tako uspešnim. U radu su predstavljeni mogući modeli terorističkih dejstava u kojima bi se zloupotrebljavala nuklearna energija u vidu deskripcija potrebnih za iznalaženje efikasnih metoda borbe protiv moguće pošasti 21. veka.