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Terrorism
The use of violence and intimidation against innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or religious aims.
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biowarfare
Law enforcement; Terrorism
The use of biological agents to cause harm to targeted people either directly, by bringing the people into contact with the agents or indirectly, by infecting other animals and plants, which would in ...
blister agents
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Agents which cause pain and incapacitation instead of death and might be used to injury many people at once, thereby overloading medical facilities and causing fear in the population. Mustard gas is ...
blood agents
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Agents based on cyanide compounds. More likely to be used for assassination than for terrorism.
botulism
Law enforcement; Terrorism
The botulinum toxin is exceedingly lethal and quite simple to produce. It takes just a small amount of the toxin to destroy the central nervous system. Botulism may be contracted by the ingestion of ...
Bush Doctrine
Law enforcement; Terrorism
The policy that holds responsible nations which harbor or support terrorist organizations and says that such countries are considered hostile to the United States. From President Bush's speech: "A ...
Abu Sayyaf
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Abu Sayyaf, meaning "Bearer of the Sword”, is the smaller of the two Islamist groups whose goal is to establish an Iranian-style Islamic statein Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. In 1991, the ...
acid bombs
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Crude bomb made by combining muratic acid with aluminum strips in a 2-liter soda bottle. It is made from ingredients easily available.
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