Besides stealing electronic cash, a thief could exploit stored data for mischief - or blackmail.

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Unlike oligarchs in emerging economies, Wall Street's financiers do not use overt bribery or blackmail.

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In the old days they would have to have a carefully cultivated agent, an American motivated by money, ideology or blackmail, in place to steal sensitive information.

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The threat, the study finds, presents both a direct danger to the population of Britain and its overseas forces, and an indirect danger of intimidation or blackmail by states with such weapons.

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Mr. Bush has similarly refused to allow anybody else to determine whether and how the United States will be defended against ballistic-missile blackmail or attack.

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The U.S. wants similar protection against an accidental, unauthorized or rogue state launch, and against missile blackmail.

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Mr Kiely denies five counts of blackmail, one count of acquiring criminal property, two counts of concealing, disguising, converting or transferring assets, and two counts of unlawfully failing to give notice of a change in circumstances.

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