Discuss some changes that have occurred regarding terrorism

Question

What will be an ideal response

Answer 1

Answers may vary, but can include several of the following topics. The concept of a "New War" in which destruction of national or critical infrastructures are the targets. Instead of traditional use of weapons of mass destruction or improvised explosive devices, system disruption is the new weapon. The concept of Black Swan events which feature attacks that are so different that they are difficult to predict or prevent. Due to the use of Internet by terrorist groups, training, communication, and recruitment can be done on a greater and anonymous scale. The use of the Internet allows for individual's to become radicalized and has increased the development of homegrown terrorists and lone wolf attacks. In part due to the success the United States has made in the destruction of terrorist groups and the capturing or killing of terrorist group leaders, terrorist groups have fractured. This fracturing has allowed for smaller groups to operate, which makes them harder to track, gather intelligence from, and prevent attacks. This fracturing has also allowed the different terrorist groups to change their strategies, reformulate their goals, and recruit new members and funding.