Nuclear Attack: Hype or Reality

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This paper looks at the prevailing belief reported in newspapers and magazines that a nuclear attack on American soil is inevitable and imminent. The paper also looks at the reasons why many commentators hold this belief and then takes a look at why some experts argue that there is a a large degree of "hype" in the estimation of the threat to America from nuclear bombs.

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"The danger of nuclear attack on American soil has been extensively reported and commented on in numerous newspaper articles and journals over the past few years. This reportage generally leans towards a consensus that an attack of this nature is "inevitable" and that "not enough is being done" to counter the possibility of nuclear attack. The negative predictions and prospects that have tended to dominate in the media are understandable in the light of the present global political climate. The prospect of imminent attack has of course been increased by the September 11 terrorist attack on New York in 2001."

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