HLS 6010 Bomb in the Backyard Nuclear Terror Risk

Terrorism Name Affiliation/Institution Date Terrorism Terrorism has become a global issue and it has affected at least all humans directly or indirectly. Over the years, terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIL have carried out operations that have left even the world super powers shaken and uncertain of what the future holds for their governments and its citizens. Judging from the recent attacks in Brussels, Orlando, and Nice which have happened in this year, it is impossible to overlook or rule out the possibility of terrorists detonating a powerful nuclear warhead to kill innocent people to advance their evil plans. This brief article is going to evaluate the probability of terrorists carrying out an operation using weapons of mass destruction in any place around the world. All countries have declared war on terrorism and each day they are allocating more resources to the fight against terrorism. On the contrary, terrorist groups keep growing and attacking unsuspecting people all over the world through their vast network of recruits who can infiltrate and navigate high-level security standards. Cirincione (2016) states that the threat of terrorism is indeed imminent and has not shrunk as politicians often like to assure people. In my opinion, danger lurks in the backyard and it is just a matter of time before the terrorists outdo the governments in their own game. According to Zimmerman and Lweis (2006), terrorists have the capability of developing nuclear bombs even with minimum expenditure than is often used by countries like the US and Russia. The CIA never saw the 9/11 attack which was carefully planned behind closed walls the intelligence of the world’s superpower could know and lead to devastating effects. The same is likely to happen again if governments will ignore calls to tighten their security along the borders and address the new trend in terrorism of radicalization. Terrorists have harnessed the power of technology and have used it to their advantage which has led to callous results. It is indeed possible for terrorists to infiltrate security systems and get access to nuclear warheads and use them against the very governments which manufacture them like it almost happened in South Africa in 2007 (Bunn, 2008). During his tenure, President George W. Bush warned that the US will be forced to intervene if countries such as Pakistan and North Korea continue to acquire nuclear weapons. This was, of course, met with deaf ears since currently, both countries boast of being in the possession of nuclear warheads. It is essential that the world cha...