Transcript Are we headed toward a Nuclear 9/11?

Are we headed toward
a Nuclear 9/11?
Yes?
NO?
Can 9/11 happen again?
Why?
Acquiring weapons for the defense of
Muslims is a religious duty. If I have
indeed acquired these weapons, then
I thank God for enabling me to do so.
And if I seek to acquire these
weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It
would be a sin for Muslims not to try
to possess the weapons that would
prevent the infidels from inflicting
harm on Muslims.
—Osama bin Laden
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nuctutorial/chapter04_01.html
Al Qaeda’s Goal
• Abu Gheith a spokesman for Bin Laden and Al
Qaeda claims they need to kill 4 million people
(including children) to even things out.
Do we control the nukes?
• The International Atomic Energy Agency
confirmed 650 cases of illegal trafficking of
nuclear materials worldwide between 1993 and
2004.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A9658740
Russia
Iran
North Korea
Canada?
How do we study Nuclear Terrorism?
In this tutorial, we will focus on the threat of nuclear terrorism by investigating four key
questions:
What are nuclear weapons?
How could terrorists acquire or build nuclear
weapons?
Why would terrorists use nuclear weapons?
How should the world respond to the threat of
nuclear terrorism?
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nuctutorial/index.html
Sources
• Harvard University School of Politics
http://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_video.asp?ID=2683