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POSTnote. It was first published on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was last updated on Monday, 1 July 2002.


Nuclear terrorism, July 2002

This POSTnote outlines possible forms of nuclear terrorism attack such as: Detonation of a nuclear weapon; attacks involving radioactive materials and attacks on nuclear facilities. Legislation addressing these risks and the UK’s strategy for coping with them are also considered.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-179 
Subjects
Nuclear weapons Terrorism
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk