Open Source: Potential in Latin America for Radiological Weapons

Abstract

This paper presents the potential of state and non-state actors to use radiological weapons based on open source information. Specifically, this paper examines actors that have an interest in Latin America. This paper focuses on the potential use of radiological weapons because open source research yielded a paucity of hard evidence of these actors pursuing radiological weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019337

Entities

People

  • Patrick A. Hernandez

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminals
  • Governments
  • Latin America
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Public Policy
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radiological Weapons
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design