White-collar challenge to nuclear safeguards. Final report
This study defines the parameters of the threat to safeguards systems posed by the white-collar adversary who uses complex schemes employing guile and deception rather than force, to attempt diversion of nuclear materials. Its aim has been to explore the potential capabilities and dangers presented by this adversary both in terms of the specific attributes of the threat he poses, and in light of the unique regulatory structure and evolutionary development of the civilian nuclear field.
Delays and invasive checks prompt some scientists to halt work in biodefense-related disciplines.