RT Article
T1 A Plague of Locusts? A Preliminary Assessment of the Threat of Multi-Drone Terrorism
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 35
IS 7
SP 1556
OP 1585
A1 Kallenborn, Zachary
A2 Ackerman, Gary 1973-
A2 Bleek, Philipp C.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859567932
AB Emerging technologies provide new opportunities for terrorist organizations. Future terrorists may use multiple drones—either en masse or coordinated with each other in cruder or more sophisticated ways—to cause harm, potentially at scale. This study explores the topic via theoretical exploration and threat assessment. The first half explores relevant literatures on terrorist innovation; suicide bombing; airpower; and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism. The second half builds on the literature review to provide a systematic, albeit preliminary, threat assessment, examining the threat as a function of motivations and capabilities, and elucidates the characteristics of groups that may be drawn to this technology. Policy recommendations to ameliorate this emerging threat conclude.
K1 Decision-making
K1 Threat assessment
K1 mass casualty terrorism
K1 Drones
K1 Terrorist innovation
DO 10.1080/09546553.2022.2061960