POLI 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Narcoterrorism, Cyberterrorism, Al-Qaeda
18 Feb 2016
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Module 11 recent developments: cbrn terrorism, cyberterrorism and narco- Cbrn: chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons: few have toyed, not many have executed. The new generation, however, is much more religious (good vs. evil), and have embraced more apocalyptic, in lack of a better word, aims. Cbrn terrorism (chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons) a. k. a super-terrorism or ultimate terrorism, involves wmds designed to wipe out staggering numbers of people in a single action. Regardless of few actual attempts, fbi reported 100 cases in 1997 (triple the number in 1996) Bin laden and al qaeda, beginning in 1992, has sought to acquire or develop a diverse array of chemical, biological, and even nuclear weapons. Most prominent motives: state/population: involving some theological imperative, with a desire to attack an enemy, or millenarian (apocalyptic-ish), to quicken redemption through acts of violence; or implement armageddon by the apocalyptic use of nuclear weapons.
