The Threat Of Nuclear Terrorism

Two main theorists of international relations, Kenneth Waltz and Scott Sagan have been debating on the issue of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. In their book The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate, they both discuss their various theories, assumptions and beliefs on nuclear proliferation and nuclear weapons. To examine why states would want to attain/develop a nuclear weapon and if increasing nuclear states is a good or bad thing. In my paper, I will discuss both of their theories and use a case study to illustrate which theory I agree with and then come up with possible solutions of preventing a nuclear war from occurring.

How the 9-11 attacks changed america 9-11 has changed America's view on terrorism. Not only our view of the islamic culture but immigration and how strict we are with security, not just with airports but with events with high amounts of people in one specific area. It happened with Alceda that most people didn’t even know about them. Osama Bin Laden wanted to have an impact on America and they didn't have the weapons for attacking the army. They wanted the whole world to be afraid of them because since america is a strong country it would make every country fear the Alceda and tried to make the U.S weak. Approximately 2,977 innocent adults and children and also 343 new york firefighters and 23 police officers were killed with the collapse with the building and the planes hitting the buildings.

Americans thoughts have changed from 9/11. We no longer feel as safe as we used to. It was hard for Americans to believe that terrorists actually lived in the USA and were waiting for the chance to do something bad. We now live more scared than before it isn’t getting any better. There are more rules in place at a lot of places. Also, Americans now think that there are more people that could do bad things to the USA and we need to watch out for suspicious people more than ever before. Large buildings in downtown Chicago now have huge pillars in front to protect against someone driving a car into the

After 9/11 everything changed in america, the way we think and perceive thing or people. American national security state went to the extreme, what we search online, who we talk to, what we bring to airport is all montred. George W. Bush and his people did not wait to call on war against theses country over a terrorist group. in these countries there are millions of innocent people yet their life are put on a line to kill one man, one

The events of 911 changed America culturally in multiple ways. It also brought American people in the light of a new threat, terrorism. This changed America’s outlook drastic. On September, 11, 2001,multiple Al Qaeda terrorists boarded three passenger planes and then hijacked the planes and carried out suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field, after passengers and crew attempted to take control from the hijackers. These attacks were symbolic attacks against the United States and its people. Not only had it been a psychological attack, it was the first attack in a long time that it happened on US soil. The terrorists were also making symbolic attacks

When Americans think of terrorism the first thing that comes to mind is 9/11, but that wasn't the first major attack on American soil. Until 9/11 most conflicts that America was involved in were in a distant land that people only saw on maps and globes. 9/11 brought terrorism to the forefront for many Americans for the first time.

This was because of the fact that, for the first time since Pearl Harbor, citizens realized the terrifying thought that evil things could occur on home soil. This unexpected factor of the attacks on the Twin Towers shocked Americans into being more wary of their surroundings, and people were frightened. Americans today still fear the possibility of terrorist actions taking place. Even though Americans have gone throughout their lives feeling safer now than they did directly after nine eleven, considering the fact that there have been advances in the technology, the fear directly under the seemingly happy surface is eminent (Poladian). It seems that the overall psychological effect on Americans following nine eleven is the largest and continually growing effect that is still present in today’s

"Just a couple of years before the 9/11 attack a group of terrorist were arrested and their motto was, The season is coming, and bodies will pile up in sacks" ( The 9/11 Commission Report 17). Many people all around the world were shocked at the unfolding event, whether they heard it from the news, television or the radio. In the following days after the attack, parents and guardians did not want their children to go to schools because they were being racist and scared. Some even wanted schools to kick all Middle Eastern students out of school for the safety of their children. There were many people, who feared for their loved ones especially those who were near the effected areas, due to the lack of communication. 9/11 is one of the most tragic recent events in the history of the United States of America. Due to 9/11 the United States has increased its airports security and was one of the leading causes to the invasion of Afghanistan to find the leader of the terrorist group that was responsible.

After World War II, tensions reached a new high in the United States. The American people experienced Cold War fears, which changed the way they lived, and acted politically. The U.S. was at ends with the Soviet Union, and this tension manifested itself into the population through the fear of nuclear missiles, and communism, and thanks to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his administration, many of these fears were resolved, or at least minimized.

The 9/11 attacks were the worst acts of terrorism on American soil to date. That were designed in order to instill panic and fear on the American psyche. Their were plenty of cases of post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSD) that include, the feeling that the event is happening again. A Lot of people in the United states did not feel safe at home anymore because of how easily the terrorist organization attacked the twin towers and the world trade center in the 9/11 attacks. The attack on the world trade center on September 11, 2001, changed New York City forever. The twin towers, which had become one of the symbols of the city and were a workplace for more than 30,000 people, were destroyed. As one journalist put it the city was like a twilight zone, or a ghost town days after the incident. Some of the new thing that changed since the attacks of 9/11 were that our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size and not to mention the amount of more security at airports has raised exponentially since the attacks. America’s involvement in the war on terror , promoted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in a dramatic change in our nation’s attitudes and concerns about safety, vigilance, and privacy. Unlike the social effect of 9/11 the death of Osama Bin Laden was the opposite, people were rejoiced rather than suffering

Terrorists today are more than unlikely to use WMD in the future as they fear retaliation from the target country, also states that supply and train. terrorist groups cannot completely control them and they have no guarantee that a terrorist group would not use WMD against them. This article analysis shows that there is a need for more research that will explain how events and situations will make an impact on a terrorist group's decisions about using WMD. Only then can we appropriately analyze the threat of the future use of WMD by terrorists. To continue to prepare for the future use of WMD, governments should boost the training of efficient response personnel and increase funds to proliferation, research and development programs such as

It is the fear that sticks in the back of many national security and policy planners minds: What is the potential devastation if a terrorist organization was able to get their hands on and detonate a nuclear weapon on US soil. For decades, experts and analysis have debated the possibility of these threats and the magnitude of their impacts. Brian Michael Jenkins' book, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?, explores the fascinating history of nuclear terrorism and dives into the potential motives of nuclear inclined groups and details the probability of an actual terrorist nuclear attack. According to Jenkins, the concerns of those that foresee a nuclear terror attack on the US homeland are actually overblown. The history and analysis of terrorist attempts and ambitions to go nuclear reveal a complex yet clear picture of hype, fearmongering, and anxiety that illustrates the unnecessary fascination with anticipating a nuclear calamity that will not come.

This occurrence led to a crazed population with fear and paranoia running rampant through their minds. America, as well as other countries, fell into such a state of paranoia and fear of more terrorist attacks that their trust started to shatter. They began to crack down in airports with security searches, looking for in particular, people with Middle Eastern features, for the possibility that they were terrorists. As a result of the Twin Towers incident, countries all around the world became frightful of what could possibly happen to them, leading them into what its called as mass

Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth. One can demolish a whole city, potentially killing millions, and exposed the natural environment and lives of future generations through its long-term catastrophic effects. According to the UNODA- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (2011), “Although nuclear weapons have only been used twice in warfare- in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945-about 22,000 reportedly remains in our world today and there have been over 2,000 nuclear tests conducted to date.” Nuclear weapons have been viewed as a threat to peace by world leaders. There have been debates of whether to let Iran and North Korea acquire nuclear weapons, leaders all around the world along with Liberals believe that it is a threat to peace and should limit the spread whereas neo realist have another belief that nuclear weapon can make the world a peaceful place. Because states would fear to attack each other. For example the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 and cold war- there were only threats and war did not happen because of nuclear deterrence. The Cuban missile crisis has frequently been portrayed as the only time where the world stood in the point of nuclear war between the superpowers. This is an example of how nuclear weapons were used to threaten the rival. Another examples would be that of India and Pakistan before they acquire nuclear weapon , they fought three bloody wars after having their independence but since 1998, after acquiring

One of the foremost growing concerns in the modern globalized world is the increasing rate of nuclear proliferation. Coupled with the burgeoning number of nuclear devices is the threat of a terrorist possibly obtaining a weapon of such magnitude. While one could argue that the rising number of states with nuclear capability is a disturbing prospect, particularly as many pursue such capabilities without the approval of the “traditional” nuclear powers, terrorists in possession of nuclear arms presents the most horrific outlook concerning nuclear proliferation. Terrorist groups, unlike states, are not organized governmental bodies, which complicates any means of formalized diplomacy or negotiation. Furthermore, unlike as compared to a