Sentences with phrase «nuclear terrorist event»

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Instead, the US government says fallout is a greater concern in the event of a terrorist's nuclear detonation, which would be close to the ground.

But critics question the safety of nuclear power, citing such concerns as the potential for catastrophic meltdowns, their potential vulnerability to terrorists, the lack of workable evacuation plans in the event of accidents as well as the problem of dealing with radioactive waste.

The tragic events of September 11, 2001, raise troubling questions about the vulnerability of nuclear facilities to terrorist attacks.

The terrorist plot involves setting up an escalating series of events to cause the United States and Russia to head straight into all - out nuclear war, and the bomb is the tool to start the ball rolling.

Such events are likely to include (whether actual or threatened) war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, epidemic, closure of rail lines, stations, airports or airspace and all similar events outside our or our suppliers» control.

Events like these rise from natural and technological systems and even from humanity itself; for example, a tsunami half a planet large, a broken nuclear power plant or collapsed oil platform, or a terrorist attack such as the one that happened on 9/11.