This book discusses the danger of nuclear and biological terrorism and the strategies of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia based extremist and jihadist groups to purchase fissile material in black market or steal it from a military or civilian facility and then use that material to construct an improvised nuclear device.

SummaryIntroductionChapter 1 The Threat of Nuclear Jihad in Central Asia and RussiaChapter 2 The Prospect of Bioterrorism: The Threat of Pathogen, Biting Insects and Dirty BombChapter 3 Nuclear Jihad in Central Asia and Russia: Foreign Fighters, the ISIS, Chechens Extremists, Katibat-i-Imam Bukhari Group, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Al Nusra Front 75Chapter 4 ISIS in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Factors and Implications of ISIS Recruitments and Concept of Jihad-Bil-NikahChapter 5 Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Terrorism in Central Asia and Russia: AlQaeda, the ISIS Affiliated Groups and Security of Sensitive Biological Weapons FacilitiesChapter 6 The Current State of Bioterrorist Attack Surveillance and Preparedness in the USChapter 7 Biothreats and Bacterial Warfare AgentsChapter 8 Bioterrorism: An Emerging Global Health ThreatChapter 9 Biologic, Chemical, and Radiation Terrorism ReviewChapter 10 Assessing Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats to the Food Supply-ChainChapter 11 Preventing Nuclear War: A Professional Responsibility for PhysiciansPostscriptNotes to Chapters Bibliography Index