To date, other than the dropping of nuclear bombs by the United States to end World War II, there have been no acts of nuclear attack or nuclear terrorism. Nuclear terrorism is an act of terrorism in which a terrorist organization detonates a nuclear device. The possibility of terrorist orga...
The social construction of the domestic terrorism threat as primarily jihadi, the in-group leniency effect [in which conservative white lawmakers may act more charitably toward perpetrators of shared demographic background], and the translation of these factors into incentives for agents to focus on ...
Ever wondered why there's so much terrorism in the world? What feeds and sustains terrorism? Who is responsible, and what can we do to rid the world of terrorism?
In March 2017, the UK government launchedACT: Action Counters Terrorism, an updated "branding platform" for its "counter-terrorist" efforts. US In 2021 the FBI was using "counter-terrorists" to investigate people voicing their opinions on a variety of topics - primarily opponents of mask and ...
Moreover, Kalashnikovs and AR-15s are no more dangerous or deadly than other rifles, so targeting guns that “are intended primarily for military use” isirrelevant nonsense. The bottom line is that more gun control in Europe won’t help the fight against terrorism. Instead, it simply means...
Thus, this offence is punishable in the court of law.39 The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the LOS Convention) defines that piracy ‘consists of any of the following acts: (a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for ...
Sarkozy is also at the forefront of an effort in the French government to place restraints on immigration. He has proposed a law to the French parliament that would allow entry primarily of more well-educated immigrants who speak or have French language abilities. The law would also make ...
Where left-wing terrorists focused primarily on economic and political causes, many of today's right-wing terrorists, like those accused of the 9/11 attacks, are driven by religious zealotry (Laqueur, 1999). Thus, technological advances come at a time when right-wing fanatical terrorism is ...
‘If it is an HVI [High-Value Individual] where there is no imminent hostile act or hostile intent, not only do we need the JTAC’s clearance on that, the GFC will go through the CAOC and get what is called the joint targeting method, so it is a kind of dual clearance’ (p. ...
The new recruits to the RRT, who would become Kenya’s first paramilitary police squad dedicated primarily to counter-terrorism operations, were then flown to training facilities in the US. Landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC, the CIA handlers advi...