Weapons Terrorists plan to use against us including cyber terrorism and other modern threats

Running head : CYBER TERRORISM

Reinventing Terrorism : Cyber Terrorism and Modern Threats (Author 's Name (College /University Affiliation (Professor 's Name (Subject

Reinventing Terrorism : Cyber Terrorism and Modern Threats

Since the September 11 attacks on the United States , terrorism has renewed its fervor and intelligently devised ways to cope with the defense mechanisms that world governments have employed to protect the interests of the free world . From suicide bombing to truck bombings and other activities set to cause panic among a vast section of the population to coerce governments or entities to give

in to terrorists demands , new ways were formulated to be able to take advantage of the technological and logistical developments in the present day societies Hence , with the United States at the helm of the global war against terrorism , the crusade waged against the enemies of civilization had been taken into other arenas , other forms and various methodologies to anticipate attacks both from within the bs of the United States and the global field . The war which knows no boundaries has not only meant geographical limitations but also technologically

In a constantly shifting battlefield , the possibilities are greater for these terrorist organizations to acquire more potent weapons to be used against civilian populations . Though there arises a great debate on the nature of terrorism and the social basis of movements such as this whether tagged terrorist organizations are legitimate resistance movements , revolutionary forces or state sponsored paramilitary groups the stress of discussions is still given on the containment of highly destructive weapons and the acquisition and actual usage of these weapons in combat or in preemptive or retaliatory attacks . This will attempt to contribute in providing necessary information on the reality of terrorism , weapons that are planned or possibly considered to employ against military and /or civilian targets and with emphasis to be given on cyber terrorism as the most potent in the terror arsenal Special attention will be accorded to cyber terrorism because of 21st societies ' dependence on cyber technologies

The war on terror currently waged by the United States through its armed forces positioned on strategic and key points in the world and allied governments through their local initiatives in disrupting terrorist movements , has created a new global polarization . Under US hegemony , the coalition against terrorism had forcefully broken through a discovery of various terrorist weapons which could be possibly acquired and used in the near future . This war had expanded its target from organizations tagged as terrorists to states dubbed as hosts ' or rogue ' states and as such , pose greater threat as these states are allegedly in the process of acquisition , development or actual possession of weapons of mass destruction . Afghanistan and Iraq were the first to experience US-led armed initiatives and Syria , North Korea and Iran were on the priority list of future military actions if their regimes would refuse to cooperate and allow full access to suspected facilities involved in the proliferation of these weapons (NIACa , 2006 br

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