Deliberations of a Nuclear Terrorist: Patience or Opportunism?

The article presents an attempt to examine the point of view of a potential terrorist looking for fissile materials to construct a nuclear explosive. A system of discounting to model the impatience of a terrorist in terms of fundamental concept that is the time that the terrorist anticipates the survival of the project is also devised. It notes that it is essential to quantify the fear of failure of the terrorist in terms of a negative utility.