- Industry: Law enforcement; Military
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War on Terror Portal
Related to or entering through the skin. Cutaneous torture has sometimes been used against detainees of suspected terrorism.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Contracted via broken skin. The infection spreads through the bloodstream causing cyanosis, shock, sweating, and finally death.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Used by Iraq in the Iran war against the Kurds in the 1980's, and also by the Nazis in the gas chambers of concentration camps, cyanide agents are colorless liquid which is inhaled in its gaseous form while liquid cyanide and cyanide salts are absorbed by the skin. Symptoms are headache, palpitations, dizziness, and respiratory problems followed later by vomiting, convulsions, respiratory failure and unconsciousness and eventually by death.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Attacks on computer networks or systems, generally by hackers working with or for terrorist groups. Some forms of cyberterrorism include denial of service attacks, inserting viruses, or stealing data.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
A makeshift nuclear device which is created from radioactive nuclear waste material. While not a nuclear blast, an explosion of a dirty bomb causes localized radioactive contamination as the nuclear waste material is carried into the atmosphere where it is dispersed by the wind.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Used as a verb, to dixie-chick means to ruin one's own celebrity career due to public reaction to one's statement which is perceived to be unpatriotic. Example: "Madonna cancelled the US airing of her anti-war video in order to avoid being dixie-chicked."
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is a severe, often-fatal disease in nonhuman primates such as monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas and in humand. Ebola has appeared sporadically since 1976 when it was first recognized.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Electromagnetic bomb which produces a brief pulse of energy which affects electronic circuitry,. At low levels, the pulse temporarily disables electronics systems, incuding computers, radios, and transportation systems. High levels completely destroy circuitry, causing mass disruption of infrastructure while sparing life and property.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Electromagnetic bomb which produces a brief pulse of energy which affects electronic circuitry,. At low levels, the pulse temporarily disables electronics systems, incuding computers, radios, and transportation systems. High levels completely destroy circuitry, causing mass disruption of infrastructure while sparing life and property.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
Sabotage intended to hinder activities that are considered damaging to the environment.
Industry:Law enforcement; Military
