Terrorism actually comes

from the Latin Word

Fear
The Unlawful Use of
Force Against Persons or
Property to Intimidate or
Coerce a Government,
the Civilian Population, or
Segment Thereof, in the
Furtherance of Political or
Social Objectives.

 Is an unlawful act of
violence
Intimidates governments
or societies
Goal is to achieve political,
religious or ideological
objectives

 Terrorism is different
from regular crime
because of its strong
political properties
The definition of
terrorism can vary from
people to people due to
the differences in
standpoint
One persons terrorist
can be anothers fighter

 Terrorism is Asymmetric
Warfare.
Asymmetric warfare is the
use of apparently
random/unpredictable
violence by an weak military
against a stronger military to
gain advantage. (Allen,
1997).
The key of Asymmetric
warfare is using unexpected,
unconventional tactics in
combat (Craig, 1998).

 70% of Attacks
Worldwide
Maximizes Property
Damage
Target Individuals (Letter
or Package Bombs)
Destroy Building, Aircraft,
Monuments, etc..
Large Devices, Truck or
Car Bombs

Terrorist Units and Cells:

A Functional Approach

Training
Recruitment
Instructors
Sites
Equipment

Funding
Sources:
crime, harvesting
Processing and
management,
Nation States

Logistics
Equipment &
supplies
Other essentials
Sources

Intelligence
Supplied
Gathered
Internet/other
open source
Information
and politics

Operations
One-man
Team
Multilateral/
collaborative

Government Response
to Terrorism:
A Functional Approach

Training
Recruitment
Instructors
Sites
Equipment

Funding
Sources:
Federal, State and
Local Taxes

Logistics
Equipment &
supplies
Other essentials
Sources

Intelligence
Supplied
Gathered
Internet/other
open source
Information
and politics

Operations
One-man
Team
Multilateral/
collaborative

 Dispersal of microbes
or their toxins to
produce illness, death
and terror
The paths of infection
can be contaminated
water, food, air and
packages.
Microbes
Bacteria
Viruses
Toxins

 Spreading of
radioactive materials
through ventilation
system or explosion
Disable nuclear reactor
cooling system and
cause leakage of
radioactive materials
Detonate a nuclear
weapon
No use of nuclear
material for nonmilitary terrorism has
ever occurred

 Primary prevention:
Education!!!
Understand the differences
in cultures, religions, beliefs
and human behaviors
Think of the peace, freedom
and equality of all human
beings, not just my group of
people
Eliminate the root of
terrorism

 Terrorism is unlawful act

Terrorism has a long history of being
used to achieve political, religious and
ideological objectives
Terrorism can be conducted through
firearms, explosive devices and
biological, chemical, nuclear materials
Even through the events of 2001,the
risk of dying from terrorism has
remained much lower than that from
motor vehicles, smoking, and alcoholic
beverage.

The only thing we have

to fear is fear itself.