"Excellent and timely study that neither exaggerates nor underestimates the prospect of terrorist use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. The authors' assessment of the threat is the most thorough, careful, and objective analysis available." 354 pages .

Covert attack is hard to deter or prevent, and NBC weapons suitable for covert attack are available to a growing range of states and groups hostile to the United States. At the same time, constraints on their use appear to be eroding. This volume analyzes the nature and limits of the covert NBC threat and proposes a measured set of policy responses, focused on improving intelligence and consequence-management capabilities to reduce U.S. vulnerability.

About the authors: Richard A. Falkenrath is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He served as Executive Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) and, before that, as a Research Fellow. Bradley A. Thayer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: MIT Press, 1998 0-262-56118-2 / 9780262561181
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