Bahram Ghiassee

Radiological Terrorism

A Global Threat

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses radiological terrorism, and the significant threats it poses to the public, the economy, and the environment across the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9781032733326
• ISBN-10: 1032733322
• Artikelnr.: 74440950

Autorenporträt

Bahram Ghiassee is Visiting Academic in International Nuclear Law and International Environmental Law in the Department of Physics at the University of Surrey, UK. He is a member of the International Nuclear Law Association (Brussels) and a chartered member of the Nuclear Institute (UK). Bahram holds dual qualifications in International Law (LLB and LLM, University of London) and Nuclear Science and Technology (PhD, Imperial College London).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Radiological Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation of
Risk 3. Radioisotopes: Applications and Production Technologies 4. Nuclear
and Radiological Incidents and Illicit Trafficking Databases 5. Cases of
Illicit Acquisition and Trafficking in Radioactive Materials 6. The
International Legal Framework Governing Radiological Terrorism 7. The
International Institutional Framework Governing Radiological Terrorism 8.
Concluding Remarks and Recommendations