WASHINGTON -- The risk that terrorists will acquire and use atomic weapons will increase in coming decades as nuclear technology and expertise proliferate, according to a U.S. intelligence report released yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 19).
While the risk of a nuclear attack in the next 20 years remains 'very low' -- probably lower than the possibility of a chemical or biological weapons strike -- it is 'likely to be greater than it is today,' according to the projection, published by the National Intelligence Council.
