1. Nuclear Terrorism? The past 3 US presidents have identified the proliferation of WMD as the greatest threat to global security

2. Terrorist Groups – The new mad scientists

3. Can non-state actors be deterred?

4. Who could be planning a terror attack
Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood/AQ Khan/Bin Laden connection
Al Qaeda – al Zabadi project
Jemaah Islamiyah
Hezbollah
Pakistan MMA
Chechen Separatists
Doomsday Cults

5. Could they procure a nuke?
Gen Lebed’s “suitcase nukes”
Stolen/lost weapons – “Sum of all Fears”
AQ Khan…..again
North Korea
PALs
Dirty Bomb
Attack a nuclear power plant

6. Could Terrorists Build a Bomb?
1997 Princeton Engineering Undergrad John Phillips
2004 Senator Joe Biden’s challenge

7. How could they deliver it?
Shipping Container
Port security v. Airport security
US coastline
NEST

8. What is the real threat?
“If terrorists could get a nuke they would have used it by now.
Chemical Weapons
Biological Weapons