NUCLEAR TERRORISM AS A FORESEE OF FUTURE CATASTROPHE.

Nuclear terrorism is one of the major factors of environmental concern , as well as global concern, threatening the future. Since the beginning of World War II, nuclear terrorism is a game that holds a good prize for the participants and danger for the non-participants. Many countries and continents are now prophesing the foresituation without nuclear weapons possesion. It is a theory that there will always be an imbalance of power in the world. Many countries are now possesing nuclear weapons, while others are at the mercy of future destruction. The optimum goals and aims for these nations is too have their weapons. The outcome of the Cold War, that is fought by strong nations indirectly, especially through espionage is nuclear proliferation.

When the Cold War ended, many believed that the dangers of an accelerating nuclear arms race would disappear. But this idea has proved short lived. In fact, if anything, the 21st century seems to be even more dangerous and less predictable than the 20th century ever was.

Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "nuclear weapon States." The deadly and the most frightening of the effects of nuclear proliferatin is not on only one country or continents, but on the world are terrorists possesstion of these weapons. How could terrorist obtain a nuclear weapon. There are three general routes to obtaining a nuclear weapon:
1. process/produce fissile material, design/construct a weapon
2. obtain previously produced fissile material, design/construct a weapon
3. obtain a complete weapon.
It has been said that Al Qaeda's major interests is to possess a nuclear weapon. There are several evidences regarding Al Qaeda nuclear program:
1. public claims by Osama bin Laden
2. court testimony by Al Qaeda members
3. claimed efforts to obtain material or weapons from the former Soviet Union
4. documents and materials found in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom
5. contact between Al Qaeda and Pakistan nuclear scientists
6. arrest of an Al Qaeda member accused of plotting radiological terrorism

From my own point of view, as the race for nuclear possesion and its improvment its increasing, the danger that lies ahead in the future is becoming more visible. Scientists and technologists in every nations that are working on possesing nuclear destructors or already had nuclear destructors, will prevent the race from coming to a halt. Nuclear proliferation, as predicted, will definitely soon occur.

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