What are Michael Levi's five goals for policy makers? How does Levi suggest the United States approach nuclear terrorism?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Support international efforts to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
• Address nuclear terrorism in conjunction with all other terrorist threats.
• Mandate nuclear threat analysis based on the most probable dangers.
• Create a cooperative multiagency defense system.
• Audit the defense system and reward cooperation.
• Levi suggests that the United States should approach nuclear terrorism in two manners.
• The first involves debunking popular myths about the subject.
• Policy makers and the public need to understand the basic aspects of nuclear security and must realize that it is never 100% effective.
• Fear should be rationalized.
• Levi believes it is more logical to look at several realistic scenarios and aim preventive measures at high probability targets.
• It is not enough to limit the focus on nuclear terrorism – Levi argues for a comprehensive approach to a terrorist group and all its activities as this provides a better threat analysis than limited attention to nuclear terrorism.
• The second response is to revamp defense systems.
• Protection against any form of terrorism does not involve a single agency working against a single group.
• Defense involves a multitude of agencies and organizations at all levels of government and liaison with private organizations.
• Levi argues that the current bureaucracy does not provide protection because agencies protect turf, they do not share information, and administration is confused and competitive.
• Oversight of defense systems needs to be clarified and streamlined, and agency managers should be routinely evaluated on the ability to work with other agencies and to share information.