Time to think safety-security

By Igor Khripunov and Duyeon Kim

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster gave terrorists and other malefactors a tip. By targeting nuclear plants, they can wreak havoc comparable to that wrought by an earthquake and tsunami, crippling a great economic and military power.

True, no terrorist attack has ever released radiation from a nuclear facility. That's no guarantee one never will. But the likely ramifications boggle the mind.

Nuclear safety and nuclear security share the goal of protecting humans and the