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Weapons of Mass Destruction - the Terrorist Threat

Description: The possibility of a terrorist attack using nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons is an ongoing debate in the national security policy arena. While terrorist motivations have traditionally been political onesthat would not benefitfrom such an attack, concern is now voiced over a possible trend of inflicting greater numbers of casualties. Terrorists most likely to attempt attacks with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are extremist religious millenarian groups and small splinter terrorist cel… more
Date: December 8, 1999
Creator: Bowman, Steven R. & Barel, Helit
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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