THE HOW AND WHY BEHIND A NUCLEAR TERRORIST THREAT ARE EXPLORED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO COPE WITH THIS POSSIBILITY. WHAT WOULD MAKE NUCLEAR POWER AN ATTRACTIVE TARGET TO A TERRORIST? WHAT COULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT? THE COSTS AND TIME REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT A BOMB ARE DISCUSSED. THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR COPING WITH THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM LIES WITH GOVERNMENTS. THIS, THEREFORE, INVOLVES CONTROL OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR EXPORTS. DETERRENCE IS ANOTHER METHOD FOR PREVENTING NUCLEAR TERRORISM. GOVERNMENT BARGAINING IN LIGHT OF A NUCLEAR TERRORIST THREAT WOULD ALSO TAKE ON A DIFFERENT MEANING....BDS