Terrorism and WMD in the Contemporary Operational Environment
Abstract
"Terrorism and WMD in the Contemporary Operational Environment" is a supplemental handbook to the U.S. Army TRADOC G2 Handbook No. 1, "A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century." The capstone reference guide describes terrorism and its potential impacts on U.S. military forces in the conduct of mission operations. This supplemental handbook highlights the nature of terrorism present in a full spectrum contemporary operational environment (COE) and terrorist intentions to use weapons of mass destruction. This handbook serves as an unclassified resource to inform U.S. military members on the nature of terrorism threats and weapons of mass destruction. Situational awareness studies terrorist intentions, characteristics and capabilities or limitations of WMD, and demonstrated or possible examples of WMD attack. These aspects complement the deliberate processes of U.S. military forces risk management, protection of the force, mission orders conduct, and leader decision-making. This handbook presents a definition of terrorism, scopes a presentation to the general nature of terrorism threats and weapons of mass destruction, and relates this means of terrorism to the contemporary operational environment (COE).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 20, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA472712