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Tomorrow's terrorist threats.(In Focus)

Terrorism in the United States

| January 01, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Federal Bureau of Investigation at www.fbi.gov. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Statistics indicate that the vast majority of terrorist attacks worldwide continue to be perpetrated with conventional weapons such as bombs, firearms, and limited-range rockets. However, the terror-causing potential of a variety of unconventional weapons may draw growing attention from terrorists in the new Millennium. Chemical, biological, and radiological weapons--often collectively referred to as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)--have the potential to kill large numbers of people and cause mass fear. A subcategory of this threat, known as agroterrorism, involves the intentional contamination of human food sources. Modern society's growing use of computerized ...

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