New Face of Terrorism Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction

This revised edition is a comprehensive account of the technological and political possibilities and dangers presented by weapons of mass destruction in the wake of September 11th, 2001. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on September 11th heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention became focused on the activities and capacities of Islamic extremist groups, such as Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'eda organization, but the reality is that terrorist threats could come from almost any quarter.Gurr, Nadine is the author of 'New Face of Terrorism Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction', published 2002 under ISBN 9781860648250 and ISBN 1860648258.