A paper on violent non-state actors, WMD risk, and policy questions around CBRN attack scenarios.
Series
IFPS/CPWAS Occasional Papers
Year
2012
Pages
16 + iv pp
ISBN
9789380502984
About the Paper
This paper addresses the risk of non-state actors acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction against vulnerable non-combatants. It centres the policy question of what drives violent terrorist groups such as Al Qaida to seek CBRN and other fearsome weapons.