Ecological Systems and Devices Annotation << Back NUCLEAR AND RADIATION TERRORISM AND PROBLEMS OF SAFETY IN MODERN WORLD M.I. Rylov, M.N. Tikhonov The review of a current state of an actual problem of terrorism on the basis of domestic and foreign researches is given, types and statistics of terrorism are considered, the real facts and specifi cs of nuclear and radiation terror-ism are in detail stated, the state terrorism is presented. Safety problems at emergency situations of this character, the fi ght against terrorism organization in Russia and other countries are considered. Keywords: terrorism; security; radiation; ionizing radiation source; radioactive impurity of territory; radiation safety; countering; terrorism prevention problems; antiterrorist activities. Contacts: E-mail: dtrec@peterlink.ru Pp. 19-37.