Terrorism - Trends
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Bioterrorism versus radiological terrorism: notes from a bio/nuclear epidemiologist.

30 Dec 2008 The antiterrorism and disaster planning communities often speak of the high potential for bioterrorism and possible potential for radioterrorism, specifically the explosion of a fission device on US soil. Information gained from an epidemiologist's ... Read more...

Visions of the future: social processes and terrorism in Europe.

30 Oct 2008 When we think of terrorism, we tend to think of Islamic terrorism but in fact most of the violent happenings in our societies are caused by 'domestic terrorism' and it has been suggested by authors such as Twemlow that there is a developmental ... Read more...

Ranking nuclear and radiological terrorism scenarios: the Italian case.

3 Aug 2008 A quantitative criterion for ranking the different scenarios of nuclear and radiological terrorism has been developed. The aim of the model is not to predict terroristic events but only to indicate which scenario has the higher utility from the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terrorism - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Marching for science. 29 Apr 2009
• Bioterrorism versus radiological terrorism: notes from a bio/nuclear epidemiologist. 30 Dec 2008
• Visions of the future: social processes and terrorism in Europe. 30 Oct 2008
• Ranking nuclear and radiological terrorism scenarios: the Italian case. 3 Aug 2008
• Cameos of terror--four US Presidents and a Senator. 20 Jul 2008
• The evolution of pain management in the critically ill trauma patient: Emerging concepts from the global war on terrorism. 29 Jun 2008
• Twenty-five years of violence: the epidemiology of terrorism in South America. 28 Feb 2008
• Q & A: Frankie Trull. Interviewed by Genevive Bjorn. 30 Jan 2008
• Nuclear war: the threat that never went away. 8 Jan 2008
• Forward-deployed anesthesiologists and pain treatment in combat support hospitals: making decisions about deployment of anesthesiologists in support of the global war on terrorism. 29 Nov 2007
• Terror in the 21st century: milestones and prospects--part II. 30 Aug 2007
• Ushering in the era of nuclear terrorism. 27 Feb 2007
• Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack--examples from four American cities. 26 Feb 2007
• Fighting animal rights terrorism. 29 Sep 2006
• Mental health and resiliency following 44 months of terrorism: a survey of an Israeli national representative sample. 25 Aug 2006
• Should it happen to you... 29 Jun 2006
• Re-analysis of Sageman's (2004) and Pape's (2005) data predicting Al'Qaeda membership and suicide terrorism. 30 May 2006
• The challenge of preparation for a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear terrorist attack. 30 Mar 2006
• Hospital planning for weapons of mass destruction incidents. 30 Mar 2006
• Risks of mortality and morbidity from worldwide terrorism: 1968-2004. 30 Jan 2006

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Technical information about 'Terrorism'

Definition: The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.

Descriptor UI: D023481

Alternative terms: Terrorism;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.800; I01.880.735.900.800;

History Note: 2001; use VIOLENCE 1981-2000