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April 11, 2016

Targeting Nuclear Weapons/Facilities

Filed under: Government,Politics — Patrick Durusau @ 10:45 am

Nuclear Facilities Attack Database (NuFAD)

From the about page:

The Nuclear Facilities Attack Database (NuFAD) is a global database recording assaults, sabotages and unarmed breaches of nuclear facilities. The database emerged when several START researchers sought to explore the potential terrorist threat to nuclear facilities and discovered that there was a general lack of systematic open source data on the topic. What followed was a comprehensive attempt to identify the most relevant data from among the numerous historical anecdotes, unsubstantiated reports and vague references to attacks.

The resulting Nuclear Facility Attack Database (NuFAD) contains 80 cases identified from open sources. A full source listing can be found here.

Access the database here:

The NuFAD is described and analyzed extensively in an upcoming publication:

Gary A. Ackerman and James Halverson, “Attacking Nuclear Facilities: Hype or Genuine Threat?” in Brecht Volders, Tom Sauer (eds.) Nuclear Terrorism: Countering the Threat, New York, Routledge (2016)

This initial beta version of the database provides brief summaries of each incident, an interactive map and timeline, and the ability to filter out cases that do not meet the criteria desired by the user. Future versions will include greater detail on each incident and other features as described in greater depth in the FAQ section. Please direct feedback concerning the database to James Halverson at jhalvers@umd.edu.

The “threat” of nuclear terrorism primes funding pump in ways that few other threats can manage.

Mostly because a nuclear weapon negates the physical separation security of elites and world leaders.

Or put differently, you don’t have to be a very good shot with a tactical nuke. (Cf. John Hinckley Jr.)

For the general population, gunshot, car bomb or tactical nuke, the distinction is meaningless. Dead is dead.

How indifferent are the elites to deaths in the general population?

Millions have died since the turn of the century in various wars and attacks.

Can you name one member of the elites, any country, who has died in those wars/attacks?

Neither can I.

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