Terrorism defined

Terrorism defined in the Homeland Secnrity Act of 2002 as any activity that (A) involves an act that (i) is dangerons to hnman life or potentially destractive of critical infrastractnre or key resonrces and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other snbdivision of the United States and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civihan popnlation (ii) to infinence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destraction, assassination, or kidnapping. 

The acts of concern for terrorism can be generally defined as involving the four motives shown in Table 23-31. 

There is no single definition of terrorism, and even when one can agree upon a definition, there may be disagreements about the classification of a particular incident. This chapter is written from a U.S. perspective (as the author is from the United States) and the author refers the reader to the definition of terrorism as defined by statute of the United States Government (Title 22 Chapter 28 Section 2656 f(d)) ... 

America s National Strategy for Homeland Security defines terrorism as follows ... 

Well, at this point the obvious question is Do you now know what terrorism it That is, can you definitely define it If you can t define it, you are not alone—not even the U.S. government can definitively define it. Maybe we need to look at other sources—views from the real experts on terrorism. 

Again, from the preceding points of view, it can be seen that defining terrorism or the terrorist is not straightforward and never easy. Even the standard dictionary definition leaves us with the vagaries and ambiguities of other words typically associated with terrorism, such as in the definitions of unlawful and public welfare (Sauter and Carafano 2005). 

As with any other technical presentation, understanding the information presented is difficult unless a common vocabulary is established. Voltaire said it best If you wish to converse with me, please define your terms. It is difficult enough to understand terrorists and terrorism thus, we must be familiar with terms they use and that are used to describe them, their techniques, and their actions. 

While it is not so easy to definitively define terrorism and/or the terrorist, we have less difficulty identifying the likely targets of terrorists. In America, we call these likely targets our critical infrastructure. 

Q12 Yes, anxiety could develop into a phobic state. A phobic state is defined as anxiety/fear triggered by a single stimulus or set of stimuli that would not normally be of concern. A panic disorder involves sudden and unpredictable episodes of acute anxiety, with feelings of fear and terror, usually accompanied by severe physical symptoms. The tendency to panic disorder may be genetically transmitted. A change in levels of lactic acid or carbon dioxide in the blood may play a part in this disorder. 

Source This information is compiled from Centers tor Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). Explosions and blast injuries A primer for clinicians. Centers for Disease Control. Retrieved June 16, 2006, from http //www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/explosions.asp and Linsky, R., Miller, A (2005). Types of explosions and explosive injuries defined. In D. C. Keyes, J. L Burstein, R. B. Schwartz, and R. E. Swienton (Eds.), Medical response to terrorism Preparedness and clinical practice (pp. 198-211). New York Lippincott, Williams Wilkins. 

In 2002, President Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act to initiate a response to bioterrorism preparedness. Unfortunately, the Act s attention to children was minimal, even with the creation of a National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism (NACCT). As defined within the Act, the purpose of the NACCT is to assess and provide recommendations to the Secretary of the... 

Now that we have given a name to the label of terrorism using chemical and biological agents, a brief word is necessary to further define these terms. 

Lavoisier formulated the rule that chemical reactions do not alter total mass after finding that reactions in a closed container do not change weight. This disproved the phlogiston theory, and he named Priestley s substance oxygen. He demonstrated that air and water were not elements. He defined an element as a substance that could not be broken down further. He published the first modern chemistry textbook. Elementary Treatise of Chemistry. Lavoisier was executed in the Reign of Terror at the height of the French Revolution. 

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