Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Syrian crisis: nonstate actors acquiring WMD

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === This thesis analyzes the attempts of three groups (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, Aum Shinrikyo, and al Qaeda) to acquire, use, and deploy chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons. Terrorist groups seeking a weapon of mass d...

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Main Authors: Maurus, Jonathon R., Ortiz, Jeccel O., Haytasingh, Michael R.
Other Authors: Tucker, David C.
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38975