Assessing the threat of terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons in the South-East European countries
Journal
Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology
Date Issued
2010
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Abstract
Many scientists and politics argued that ‘tomorrow’s threat may include the use of chemicals,
bacteriological agents, radioactive materials and even nuclear technology. In the present paper we
describe the Risk Assessment Analysis of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)
threat in the EU emphasised in South-east European countries. This paper draws upon material available
in the public domain to address three questions: What are chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear weapons, and how available are they?; What could terrorists do with CBRN?, and Why
and how serious is the danger overall? Nowadays, the most serious threats considered to be, firstly,
the chemical and biological, and secondly the nuclear. The dissemination of CBRN as weapons of
mass destructioon (WMD) is one of the most crucial issues of international security. The vivid effusion
of this phenomenon in the region of Middle East and North Africa has possible consequences
limited within the boundaries of this particular region. The terrorist organisations considered to
be, by governments and the international community, a possible threat. In such a framework of the
international environment, South-east European countries seems to live in. These countries, through
their participation in international organisations exercise pressure for the termination, reduction and
control of the accession of CBRN weapons. In this paper, are presented the most crucial proposals
that could offer solutions to the present institutional framework which rules the risk assessment
procedure on European, regional and national level.
bacteriological agents, radioactive materials and even nuclear technology. In the present paper we
describe the Risk Assessment Analysis of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)
threat in the EU emphasised in South-east European countries. This paper draws upon material available
in the public domain to address three questions: What are chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear weapons, and how available are they?; What could terrorists do with CBRN?, and Why
and how serious is the danger overall? Nowadays, the most serious threats considered to be, firstly,
the chemical and biological, and secondly the nuclear. The dissemination of CBRN as weapons of
mass destructioon (WMD) is one of the most crucial issues of international security. The vivid effusion
of this phenomenon in the region of Middle East and North Africa has possible consequences
limited within the boundaries of this particular region. The terrorist organisations considered to
be, by governments and the international community, a possible threat. In such a framework of the
international environment, South-east European countries seems to live in. These countries, through
their participation in international organisations exercise pressure for the termination, reduction and
control of the accession of CBRN weapons. In this paper, are presented the most crucial proposals
that could offer solutions to the present institutional framework which rules the risk assessment
procedure on European, regional and national level.
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