Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Author: Alethia H. Cook
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442276630

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Weapons of Mass Destruction are diverse and pose unique challenges to governments attempting to keep them out of the wrong hands and preparing to respond to an attack. This text analyzes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons and terrorist groups with a known interest in them. It presents accessible information about the technical challenges posed by each type of weapon, assesses the threats, and reviews the US governmental responses. It provides structured CBRN case studies and allows for easy comparison of threats, challenges, and responses. The text combines weapons and policy information in one comprehensive and comparative resource for researchers and students interested in key issues in modern terrorism and international security.

Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
Author: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009-06-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1607504367

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In Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism the editors examined the class of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) for terrorist use, and have found that their effects range from serious nuisance value up to catastrophic destruction of a large urban area. There are some differences in the effects depending on whether they are used against military or civilian targets, whether they are used from inside the target area or outside, and between those weapons for which MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear can provide useful protection (Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons) and those for which it often cannot (radiation, nuclear explosions). These are useful ways to begin thinking about establishing protocols for protecting our armed forces and the civilian population they are sworn to defend.

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Author: Ian Bellany
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2007-12-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134115253

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There is a widely held belief in the imminent probability of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction being used by terrorists against civilian targets. This edited volume critically assesses the suggestion that one safeguard against this possibility would be to strengthen existing international prohibitions against state- level acquisition of such weapons. A glimpse of the possible potential of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction has been seen through the actions of the Tokyo Aum group, and through the use of chlorine by insurgents in Iraq. However, the extent of the real threat posed is as yet unclear, and safeguarding against it in developing countries will not be easy. This book assembles specialists in each category of WMD in order to examine the potential of expanding the three ‘classical’ arms control treaties in order to combat the threat posed by smaller terrorist groups, and draws conclusions as to the strengths and weaknesses of this suggestion.

Terrorism and the growing threat of weapons of mass destruction: Al-Shabaab

Terrorism and the growing threat of weapons of mass destruction: Al-Shabaab
Author: Maria Kelley
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-07-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3656465738

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Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 95, , course: Master's Capstone in Intelligence Studies, language: English, abstract: From 2006 to 2011, al-Shabaab has conducted over 300 attacks and has become Africa’s most feared militant group. Because this organization is highly unpredictable, it is crucial to assess the likelihood of al-Shabaab deploying weapons of mass destruction against the U.S. or U.S. interests worldwide. This qualitative case study explores the likelihood of al-Shabaab obtaining or creating weapons of mass destruction and theorizes on which type of WMD it would likely consider deploying. After analyzing the power of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials; al-Shabaab’s probability of attainability of these materials; and the complexity of building CBRN weapons, among other factors, it was assessed that al-Shabaab is likely to, and has the resources and support, to deploy chemical weapons of mass destruction.

The Ultimate Terrorists

The Ultimate Terrorists
Author: Jessica Stern
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674003941

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As bad as they are, why aren't terrorists worse? With biological, chemical and nuclear weapons at hand, they easily could be. Jessica Stern argues that the nuclear threat of the Cold War has been replaced by the more imminent threat of terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction.

Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Author: Gary Ackerman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2009-02-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1420069675

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Explores the Nexus Formed When Malevolent Actors Access Malignant MeansWritten for professionals, academics, and policymakers working at the forefront of counterterrorism efforts, Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction is an authoritative and comprehensive work addressing the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the hands of jihadists,

The New Face of Terrorism

The New Face of Terrorism
Author: Nadine Gurr
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

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This revised edition is a comprehensive account of the technological and political possibilities and dangers presented by weapons of mass destruction in the wake of September 11th, 2001. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on September 11th heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention became focused on the activities and capacities of Islamic extremist groups, such as Osama bin Laden' s al-Qa' eda organization, but the reality is that terrorist threats could come from almost any quarter.

Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism

Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
Author: Alan O'Day
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

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The twenty-nine articles explore the issue of WMD and key questions raised about terrorism, its definition, objects, motivation, whether there is a different species of it emerging in the aftermath of the close of the Cold War, preparedness and the means of prevention.The conventional, low-technology terrorism of the past has exercised a social and political impact far out of proportion with the casualties it has caused. The massive, indiscriminate destruction caused by an act of WMD terrorism similarly would have disproportionate social, political, economic and strategic effects.

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Author: Bruce Hoffman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1999
Genre: Terrorism
ISBN:

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Although the conventional wisdom previously held that terrorists were more interested in publicity than in killing, recent terrorist attacks--such as the 1995 nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway and the bombing of a federal government office building in Oklahoma City--have either crossed into the domain of use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or involved the deliberate infliction of large numbers of casualties. This paper examines three reasons that may account for terrorism's increasing lethality: (1) the proliferation of religious terrorism, in which violence assumes a transcendental dimension; (2) the rise of "amateur" terrorists--loosely organized groups of individuals with particular grievances who are able to gain WMD expertise from publicly available sources; and (3) the growing sophistication and competence of professional terrorist organizations. A confluence of new motives, opportunities, and capabilities could impel any of these groups to employ a chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon or radioactive device. Given even the possibility of future terrorist use of such weapons, no nation can afford to consider terrorism to be among its least serious or complex of security issues.

Unconventional Weapons and International Terrorism

Unconventional Weapons and International Terrorism
Author: Magnus Ranstorp
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-01-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134013698

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In recent years, senior policy officials have highlighted increased signs of convergence between terrorism and unconventional (CBRN) weapons. Terrorism now involves technologies available to anyone, anywhere, anytime, deployed through innovative solutions. This indicates a new and more complex global security environment with increasing risks of terrorists trying to acquire and deploy a CBRN (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear) attack. This book addresses the critical importance of understanding innovation and decision-making between terrorist groups and unconventional weapons, and the difficulty in pinpointing what factors may drive violence escalation. It also underscores the necessity to understand the complex interaction between terrorist group dynamics and decision-making behaviour in relation to old and new technologies. Unconventional Weapons and International Terrorism seeks to identify a set of early warnings and critical indicators for possible future terrorist efforts to acquire and utilize unconventional CBRN weapons as a means to pursue their goals. It also discusses the challenge for intelligence analysis in handling threat convergence in the context of globalisation. The book will be of great interest to students of terrorism studies, counter-terrorism, nuclear proliferation, security studies and IR in general.