THE UNCONVENTIONAL TERRORISM AS A MEANS OF THREAT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF POLITICAL GOALS

Miroslav Mirchev

Abstract


The report has examined issues related to the using of chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear substances by terrorist organizations or the so-called unconventional terrorism. An analysis of the factors that can influence a terrorist organization to use the methods and means of unconventional terrorism has been made. The main theories as: “There is No Other Alternative”, “Religious Faith in Divine Decree” and “Faith in the “End of Days”, which are the ideological platform of some terrorists have been mentioned. The main goals set by the organizations engaged in unconventional terrorism have been analyzed, as well as examples of the use of chemical weapons by Al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Middle East andCentral Asia. Last but not least, the content of nuclear and biological terrorism has been discussed.


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unconventional terrorism; nuclear terrorism; biological terrorism; Al Qaeda; Islamic State; Weapons of mass destruction; the “There is No Other Alternative” theory; the “Religious Faith in Divine Decree” theory; the “Faith in the “End of Days” theory.

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