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A time bomb for global trade : maritime-related terrorism in an age of weapons of mass destruction
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What is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbon...
What is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbone of the model global economy, and would use a crude nuclear explosive device or radiological bomb to do so if it could obtain one and position it to go off in a port-city, shipping strait or waterway that plays a key role in international trade. Improving maritime trade is es ...
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- Creator
- by Michael Richardson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Pasir Panjang, Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [2004]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (170 pages)
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- ISBNs
- 9789812305381, 9812305386, 9812302468, 9789812302465, 9789812302465
- OCLC
- ocm56215001
- Title from caption (viewed Aug. 17, 2004).
- "25 February, 2004."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Trade, terrorists, shipping, and cargo containers -- Al-Qaeda's "navy" -- A maritime terror strike -- Mega-terror, radiological, and nuclear -- Catastrophic terrorism and its potential impact on global trade -- Costs and benefits of enhanced security -- How secure? -- Proliferation security initiative -- Sea change and recommendations