Number: RL31539
Title: Nuclear Smuggling and International Terrorism: Issues and Options for U.S. Policy
Authors: Rensselaer Lee, Consultant, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The collapse of the Soviet Union and its framework of totalitarian control raised fears of rampant nuclear proliferation, fueled by leakages of fissile materials from increasingly insecure Russian stockpiles. A major U.S. concern is that such materials and even complete nuclear weapons could gravitate into dangerous hands, increasing the array of potentially lethal dangers to Western security and stability.
Pages: 32
Date: Updated October 22, 2002