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nuclear terrorism  

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  • Employed by terrorists, a nuclear explosion and its incendiary and blast effects would cause physical destruction on a vast scale. The detonation of even a small nuclear weapon in a densely populated area would probably kill tens of thousands of people and seriously wound even more. [Source: Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Nuclear Terrorism]

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