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Terrorism
Chapter 7
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
03/25/2013

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Term
Training Camp Syllabus
Definition
1.) Arson & Bombs
2.) Assassination & Ambush
3.) Extortion& Kidnapping
4.) Disguise Techniques, Recruitment
5.) Intel collection
6.) Weapons
Term
Phases of terrorist incidents
Definition
1.) Preincident
2.) Initiation
3.) Negotiation
4.) Conclusion
5.) Postincident
Term
suicide bombing
Definition
in which an individual carries explosives on his or her person to transport with the intention of detoning themself
Term
threat/hoax
Definition
leaders are frightened into acceding to terrorist demand based ont he threat of detonating a hidden nuclear device in a crowded area
Term
dirty bombs
Definition
explosives attached to nuclear waste products
Term
backpack nukes
Definition
small portable nuclear devices developed by the military
Term
botunial toxins
Definition
highly toxic nerve agents created by anaerobic bacterium found in ill prepared food
Term
organophosphates
Definition
the so called nerve agents which can be found in insecticides
Term
precision guided munitions (PGM)
Definition
devices that can launch missiles whose trajectories can be corrected in flight
Term
person-borne IED
Definition
high explosive wrapped around fragementary objects
Term
vehicle-borne IED
Definition
container for IED which can hold 100-1000 Ilbs of explosives
Term
package-type IED
Definition
thrown from overpasses etc
Term
shaped-charge principle
Definition
focusing the force of the explosion in a desired direction
Term
counter intelligence
Definition
how to disseminate misinformation design to confuse enemies
Term
intelligence collection
Definition
infiltrating target areas gather relevant data and return to HQ
Term
plastic explosives
Definition
made of plastic such as semtex, impossible to detect
Term
incdendiary bombs
Definition
created extensive fire damage
Term
traveling terrorist training camp
Definition
a system in which individual instructors offer skills classes at different locations to teach rookie terrorists
Term
al battar
Definition
the sword, online training camp with posted manuals
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