Domestic Terrorism

Abstract

There is no single, universally accepted, definition of terrorism. Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal regulations as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives (Terrorism in the United States 1998 (28 C.F.R. section 0.85))." Charley Reese goes on to add in an article in the Orlando Sentinel, "Terrorism is a political act, a response to U.S. policy. "It is an act of war waged by people too weak to have a conventional army or one large enough to take on the United States" (Reese 1). The Department of justice divides terrorism into international or domestic. For the purpose of this report, we will focus mostly on the United States Policy, Political Terrorism, Militia groups, and cyberterrorism, and how they correlate to Domestic Terrorism.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Oct 24, 2000
• Accession Number: AD1117395

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter IED
• Cyber
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Civil Rights
• Congress
• Counterterrorism
• Criminals
• Department Of State
• Domestic Terrorism
• Explosions
• Explosive Devices
• Explosives
• Governments
• Law
• Law Enforcement
• National Governments
• National Security
• Personnel Management
• Societies
• Terrorism
• Terrorists
• United States
• United States Government

Fields of Study

• Political science

Readers

• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
• Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
• Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace