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Agroterrorism
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The use of biological agents as weapons against the agricultural and food supply industries.
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Anthrax
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An acute infectious disease with three forms (cutaneous, intestinal, and inhalation), with differ in means of transmission, symptoms and lethality, also, a biological agent.
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Biological Agents
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Certain microorganisms and toxins produced by organisms (e.g., smallpox, anthrax, plague, botulism) that cause human illness or death and could be used as terrorist weapons; typically slower acting than chemical agents
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Chemical Agents
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Rapidly acting subtances (e.g., mustard gas, sarin, V agents) that produce a variety of incapacitating symptoms or death; as weapons, can cause mass casulities and devastation.
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Cyberterrorism
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The use of electronic tools to disrupt or shut down critical infrastructure components, such as energy, transportation, and government operations.
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Domestic Terrorism
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The use or threatened use of violence against persons or property by a group (or an individual) whose operations are entirely within the victim's nation, without foreign direction, and are done to further political or social objectives.
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International Terrorism
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The use of threatened use of violence against persons or property by a group (or an individual) whose operations transcend national boundaries and are done to further political or social objectives.
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Left - wing Terrorists
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Terrorists who, usually, profess a revolutionary socialist doctrine and view themselves as protecting the people against capitalism and imperialism.
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Mission-specific cells
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In terrorist organizations, small units put together for the purpose of executing a specific assignment.
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Right-wing Terrorists
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Terrorists who, usually, espouse racial supremacy and antigoverenment, antiregulatory beliefs; often hold antiabortion and survivalist views and call for paramilitary training in militias.
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Sleeper cells
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In terrorist organizations, small groups of recruits who are in place in target and other countries, living ordainary lives until activated for a cause; may also perform services for their immediate group (e.g., courier and reconnasissance tasks).
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