The Institute for Science and International Security condemns in the strongest terms the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States and offers its thoughts and sympathies to the families of the victims. |
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, the Institute for Science and International Security has created this temporary web page as a resource of ISIS findings that may be relevant to an understanding of the threats and risks posed by nuclear terrorism.
new -->"Bin Laden and the Bomb,"by David Albright, Kathryn Buehler, and Holly Higgins. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002.
"Secrets, What Secrets? Terrorists Might Exploit Pakistan's Cavalier Attitude Toward Nuclear Information" by David Albright (published by Scientific American). This brief article discusses how the historical development of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, which has relied extensively upon illict procurement and deliberate deception, has heightened the risk that sensitive nuclear technology, equipment, or materials could leak out to other nations or terrorist groups. In the organizational culture of Pakistan's nuclear program, disaffected individuals could find plenty of justifications and opportunities to transfer classified information or sensitive items. Recent revelations concerning connections between senior Pakistani nuclear scientists and the Taliban reinforce the risk that Pakistan does not have adequate controls over its sensitive nuclear information. Article accessible for a fee from the Scientific American Digital Archives.
For additional information about how proliferant states, such as Iraq, have obtained sensitive nuclear weapons information, equipment, or materials, see ISIS's web page on nuclear export controls.
"Securing Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Complex," by David Albright (Paper commissioned and sponsored by the Stanley Foundation for the 42nd Strategy for Peace Conference, Strategies for Regional Security (South Asia Working Group), October 25-27, 2001, Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, Virginia.)
"Securing Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal: Principles for Assistance," an ISIS Issue Brief by David Albright, Kevin O'Neill and Corey Hinderstein [*.html version]
"South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Storage Vault," an ISIS Issue Brief by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein [*.html version]
"The First Casualty of the War on Terrorism must not be Pakistan: Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons must not fall into Terrorists' Hands," ISIS Press Release [*.pdf version] [*.html version]
"Nuclear Terrorism: The Unthinkable Nightmare," an ISIS Issue Brief by David Albright, Kevin O'Neill and Corey Hinderstein [*.pdf version] [*.html version]
"The Nuclear Terrorist Threat," an excerpt from an unpublished August 1997 ISIS report, by Kevin O'Neill [*.pdf version]
South Africa's Nuclear Weaponization Efforts: Success on a Small Scale," by David Albright and Corey Hinderstein [*.pdf version]