| ID | 110855 |
| Title Proper | Connections can be toxic |
| Other Title Information | terrorist organizational factors and the pursuit of CBRN weapons |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Asal, Victor H ; Ackerman, Gary A ; Rethemeyer, R Karl |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite plentiful scholarship relating to the prospect of terrorists utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) weapons, little of this work is both quantitative in nature and global in scope. Leveraging open-source data, this study quantitatively explores factors influencing the terrorist organizational decision to pursue CBRN weapons. The findings suggest that organizations embedded in alliance structures and based in authoritarian countries with relatively strong connections to a globalized world are more likely to seek to develop or acquire CBRN weapons. Contrary to previous qualitative studies, the present study failed to find a significant relationship between CBRN pursuit and religious ideology. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 35, No.3; Mar 2012: p.229-254 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 35, No.3; Mar 2012: p.229-254 |
| Key Words | CBRN Weapons ; Religious Ideology ; Terrorist ; Terrorist Organizational Factors |