A Time Bomb for Global Trade: Maritime-related Terrorism in an Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Michael Richardson

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2004

A Time Bomb for Global Trade

Maritime-related Terrorism in an Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Michael Richardson

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789812305381

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What is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbone of the model global economy, and would use a crude nuclear explosive device or radiological bomb to do so if it could obtain one and position it to go off in a port-city, shipping strait or waterway that plays a key role in international trade. Improving maritime trade is especially important for the US and Canada, member states of the EU, Australia and New Zealand and for China, Japan and South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and other East Asian economies that have extensive direct seaborne trade. It is doubly vital for places like Singapore, Hong Kong and Rotterdam that are not only very large global seaports but also giant giant container transshipment hubs. This book discusses some major threats to seaborne trade and its land links in the global supply chain, their potential impact and the new security measures in place or pending for ships, ports and cargo containers, and recommendations for preventing or handling a catastrophic terrorist attack designed to disrupt world trade.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vi
Message from the Director K. Kesavapany Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Chapter 1: Trade, Terrorists, Shipping, and Cargo Containers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2: Al-Qaeda’s “Navy” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 3: A Maritime Terror Strike — Where and How? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Chapter 4: Mega-Terror — Radiological and Nuclear Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Chapter 5: Catastrophic Terrorism and its Potential Impact on Global Trade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 6: Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Security Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 7: How Secure? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Chapter 8: Proliferation Security Initiative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 9: Sea Change and Recommendations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
About the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Pages
- Main content: 169

eBook

Published: May 3, 2004
ISBN: 9789812305381