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Insurgency is most commonly used to describe a movement's unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with the law of the land. When used by a state or an authority under threat, "insurgency" implies an illegitimacy of cause upon those rising up, whereas those rising up will see the authority itself as being illegitimate. In cases of rebellions, the term insurgents refer to those who are not part of the decision-making ...
Terrorism is now everybody's major and constant fear. Terrorism is now everybody's major and constant fear whose prevention and control are finally possible. The book takes on many important and interesting topics including, the meaning and motives of terrorism and its place in the developing, and the developed world. This book global terrorism is an excellent purchase for both college-level reference holdings and for assigned reading for college-level courses on ...
Bioterrorism is the use of a biological weapon against a civilian or military population by a government, organisation, or individual. As with any form of terrorism, its purposes include the undermining of morale, creating chaos, or achieving political goals. Biological weapons are micro-organisms and toxins to produce disease and death in humans, livestock and crops. Bioterrorism can also be used as a weapon to damage or destroy the economy of the target nation. ...