The Problem of Redundancy Problem: Why More Nuclear Security Forces May Produce Less Nuclear Security
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Date
2005-11-03
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Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Abstract
Much attention has focused since 9/11 on the risk that terrorist organizations
might someday steal or purchase nuclear materials or weapons. Most scholars
and policy makers assume that increasing the number of security forces at US,
Russian, and other nuclear facilities should be part of our policy response to
reduce such risks. In contrast, Sagan argues that adding redundancy to
the nuclear security system can backfire by creating hidden common-mode
failures, producing social shirking, and encouraging over-compensation. Better
organizational practices, not more security forces, are the best route toward
increased nuclear security in a dangerous world.
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The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/mershon05/110305.mp4
The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/mershon05/110305.mp4
Keywords
nuclear proliferation, terrorism, nuclear security