Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Committee on Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear TerrorismThe assessment of risk is complex and often controversial. It is derived from the existence of a hazard, and it is characterized by the uncertainty of possible undesirable events and their outcomes. Few outcomes are as undesirable as nuclear war and nuclear terrorism. Over the decades, much has been written about particular situations, policies, and weapons that might affect the risks of nuclear w...
The assessment of risk is complex and often controversial. It is derived from the existence of a hazard, and it is characterized by the uncertainty of possible undesirable events and their outcomes. Few outcomes are as undesirable as nuclear war and nuclear terrorism. Over the decades, much has been written about particular situations, policies, and weapons that might affect the risks of nuclear w...
