Titlebook: US Narratives of Nuclear Terrorism Since 9/11; Worst-Case Scenarios David Seed Book 2019 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 20

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After the Blast,uthorities to identify and block conspiracies. Some of the works considered here even open with a nuclear blast, followed by retrospective investigation of its origin. These novels present worst-case scenarios where the prime targets are usually New York, Washington, DC, or other cities, but sometim

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Visions of Apocalypse,question. The sheer scale of the action is one of the determining characteristics and the chapter first addresses instances of survivalist writing. Many of the novel titles here are taken from Revelation and biblical prophecy is sometimes applied or debated. Through the works of writers like Robert

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Bioterrorism,lly phials or bottles, are so small that they easily avoid detection and with this kind of attack there is of course no moment of detonation, only a gradual increase in casualties. And the human carriers can themselves function as human weapons. This fiction repeatedly plays on different meanings to

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Beginnings,them in urban areas containing ethnic minorities. The 1980s see the rise of docudramas in print and as movies like ., whose very existence suggests the ratcheting up of nuclear fears. The lingering traces of the Cold War are noted here and the chapter concludes with a discussion of Tom Clancy’s

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Introduction,shall see a constant overlap in this material between fiction and security planning, just as the novelists considered have often pursued careers as journalists, politicians or security agents. 9/11 does not mark the beginning of these scenarios but serves as a major reference point, particularly in fears of a nuclear recurrence.

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Pre-emptive Investigations, is delayed by agency rivalry or, as happens in Mary Louise Kelly’s ., by the “need to know” principle minimizing the flow of information. The conspiracies described are frequently domestic and the narratives reflect the complex legacy of the Cold War.