NUCLEAR TERRORISM INTRODUCTION Nuclear terrorism denotes the detonation of a yield-producing nuclear bomb containing fissile material by terrorists.[1] Some definitions of nuclear terrorism include the sabotage of a nuclear facility and/or the detonation of a radiological device‚ colloquially termed a dirty bomb‚ but consensus is lacking. In legal terms‚ nuclear terrorism is an offense committed if a person unlawfully and intentionally “uses in any way radioactive material … with the intent
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changes to help intelligence and law enforcement officials‚ and partnering with domestic and international counterparts to better combat the growing threat of terrorism. Just to name a few. Terrorism has not taken a break since 9/11. Although you don’t hear about it everyday‚ the United States has been dealing with some of the most significant terrorism threats since 9/11‚ over the past three years (USDOJ). Technology has introduced a whole new era of terrorism. In the modern era‚ technology like
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due 4/19/10 April 1‚ 2010 Terrorism Introduction Terrorism is defined loosely based on the Latin word Terre‚ which means to frighten. To be considered an act of terrorism‚ which is a political crime‚ an act must carry with it the intent to disrupt and the change the government and should not be merely a common-law crime committed for greed or egotism. The discipline of economics has many concepts that are relevant to an understanding of terrorism -- supply and demand -- costs
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Ethical Issues Involving DNA and Law Enforcement I. Introduction Beginning in the late 1980’s‚ the use of DNA has grown substantially in criminal justice systems around the globe. Like many other techniques that have been adopted by governments‚ DNA is a growing controversial issue. Proponents of the topic; mainly law enforcement agencies‚ claim that this scientific breakthrough can help identify suspects‚ exonerate the wrongly accused‚ and even prevent crime from happening in the future. Opponents
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Yasmeen Mashriqi International Terrorism 12/05/2014 Professor Schlossberg Jihad Jihad is a term that the West has come to know and fear. The Arabic word‚ Jihad‚ means struggling or striving and applies to any effort exerted by anyone. Jihad is really a struggle in life. Extremists misinterpret the religion into believing the religion implies that they should fight with anyone that is against Islam. Extremists use their religion as a scapegoat. Those who are involved with Jihad are a very
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Should social media‚ including Facebook‚ assist in law enforcement? We all know what happened to Jill Meagher. What some of you may not know is that social media played an integral role in solving her murder. Without the use of social media‚ Jill Meagher’s case may have remained unsolved. Unfortunately‚ we usually associate social media with negative connotations; however what we haven’t thought of is the positive contributions it could make to our society. One change that we should make that would
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Local Trains: The Lifeline of Mumbai July 17‚ 2007 Rohan Rao Leave a comment Go to comments [pic]When a true to the core Mumbaikar utters “Aamchi Mumbai”‚ the local trains will always be an inseparable element of the true spirits reflected in these. The locals have become a hallmark of Mumbai and one is not surprised to know that the daily commuters call the locals as their first homes; this in not surprising considering the fact that some of them spend more than six hours travelling in these trains
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1. Defining terrorism a. Institutional definitions i. British: The use of violence for political ends includes the use of violence to put the public‚ or any part of society in fear ii. EU Interior: The use or threatened use by a cohesive ministers group- a violence short of warfare (excludes states) iii. US State Department: Any violence perpetrated for political reasons by sub-national groups or secret state agents‚ open directed at non-combatants to influence a target audience iv. US Criminal
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Relate International Terrorism with Ethno-National Identity Problem What is the root cause of terrorism? What drives a terrorist group to commit acts of violence? Is it the environment they are born in to or is it a trait that is developed over time as a result of their upbringing? The term ethno-nationalism can be defined as “the combination of both ethnic and national identities in some way for a political purpose‚ usually to infer superiority over some other group or groups”. This identity is
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Throughout history‚ terrorism has alway been a topic of discussion. From Fidel Castro to Osama Bin Laden‚ there has always been a force against the general public. On September 11th‚ 2001 2 airplanes that were hijacked by the terrorist group based out of the Middle East known as Al Qaeda took down the world trade center and thousands of lives along with it. Terrorism has always been a topic of discussion of the American people that isn’t necessarily the most popular thing to talk about. However‚
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