CBRN Incidents
Political Regimes, Perpetrators, and Targets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Ivanova (University of Southern California), Tod Sandler (0000-0001-9077-5915, The University of Texas at Dallas, corresponding author), Todd Sandler |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 423-448 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546550600752014 |
| OpenAlex | W2054357429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This article investigates the relationship between regime characteristics and the likelihood of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorist incidents. Odds ratios establish that democratic ideals—democratic rule, strong rule of law, and honest regimes—are associated with more CBRN incidents. Failed states may be where some terrorist groups form or take refuge, but these states have not been the venue of choice for CBRN incidents. Religious (cults and fundamentalists) and nationalist/separatist groups are not more likely than others to engage in CBRN attacks. To date, indiscriminate CBRN attacks are as likely as discriminate attacks to cause casualties. Transnational terrorist groups are less adept than others in concealing their acquisition of CBRN substances. For some regressions, democratic rule and strong rule of law are positive determinants of CBRN incidents
Computer security · Criminology · Democracy · Logistic regression · Odds · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Terrorism · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |