Non-military use of biological warfare agents
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high
> 2
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medium
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low
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no data available
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high
> 2
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medium
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low
1
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no data available
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high
> 2
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medium
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low
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no data available
This map layer documents the number of non-military events — in three categories according to frequency — in which biological warfare agents were used between 1970 and 2017.
The Global Terrorism Database - GTD offers an overview of acts of terrorism that are based on a deliberate act of violence by a civilian and that fulfil two of three further criteria:
- Criterion 1: The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal.
- Criterion 2: There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims.
- Criterion 3: The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities.
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Bioterrorism - Myth or real Danger?
The threat of the Cold War was hardly over when concerns arose in the Western world that terrorist groups would be able to acquire weapons of mass destruction and use them for vicious attacks. The use of biological weapons by such ‘super terrorists’ seemed to be a particularly grave danger.
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