Terrorist Group Proclivity toward the Acquisition and Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Review of the Terrorism Studies Literature
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This literature review provides a reference base for researchers contributing to the Threat Convergence Project, an initiative led by the Fund for Peace. The Threat Convergence Project aims to integrate ongoing work in the fields of counter terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and weak and failing states. The evidence base generated through the Project will strengthen the nations anticipatory and preventative countermeasures to catastrophic acts of WMD terrorism.
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