Sheltering the genie: The LIC Threat to Nuclear Systems
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Authors
Shemella, Paul
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
1990-08
Date
1990-08
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The decreasing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union obscures a harsh reality, in a world where the probability of a nuclear exchange between the two superpowers is at its lowest point since the early 1950s, Amelear weapons are more vulnele than ever to "low intensity" threats. Some terrorist organizations have become sophisticated enough to actually steal or destroy a warhead, while the Special Purpose Forces of the Soviet Union retain the facility to curtail the reliability of American strategic systems from within the United States or Europe. These two very real threats are derived from the same factors - the openness of American society, and the enormous difficulty of providing security for these weapons. Because it is difficult to separate terrorism issues, the analysis of possible outcomes goes beyond the weapons themselves to include nuclear materials and power plants.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-56-90-013
Sponsors
Defense Nuclear Agency
Funder
MIPR DDWAM00035, 90005, 90038
Format
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.