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A Future Terrorist Attack
An assessment of how a terrorist attack might be conducted in the United States using weapons of mass destruction.
# 107396 | 3,169 words | 11 sources | MLA | 2008 | US
Published on Sep 02, 2008 in Hot Topics (Terror and 9/11)


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Description:

The paper discusses how a "dirty bomb" or a ready made chemical or radiological device would be the most effective way for a terrorist to attack the United States. The paper explains that these radiographic explosive devices would not only destroy relatively large areas of a city or residential area, but would disperse radiation and create psychological havoc and panic. The paper assesses the most likely targets for an attack and reveals that a terrorist could possibly target a less secure location that maximizes the damage to the infrastructure of a country. The paper explains that this could be an important energy or communications system that would affect many and strike a blow at the psychological morale of the country.

Outline:
Introduction
Possible Scenarios
Weapons and Materials
The Attack: Targets and Implementation

Sample of Sources Used:

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  • Barnaby Frank, "A Terrorist Weapon Waiting to Be Made: At the Very Least You Get Mayhem, at Most Armageddon," New Statesman, 29 September 2003, xxx [database on-line]; available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002034277; Internet; accessed 19 June 2007.
  • Betts, Richard K. "How to Think about Terrorism: Will Better Intelligence and Technology Allow the United States to Anticipate Future Terrorist Attacks?. History Does Not Offer Much Reason for Optimism, but There Are Steps We Can Take Now". The Wilson Quarterly, Wntr 2006 [database on-line]; available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5015009766; Internet; accessed 19 June 2007.

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