Preparing for terrorism involving radioactive materials: Three lessons from recent experience and research

Journal of Applied Security Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-20

  Becker, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Emergency management; Nuclear incident; Radiological incident; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649096783     PISSN: 19361610     EISSN: 19361629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361610802209865     Document Type: Article

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