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Ground vehicles that have been wired with explosives are known as _____ Bombs.

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Correct Answer: Vehicular

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_____ is a commercially available explosive.

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Correct Answer: TNT

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A tactic used by combatants in which an assailant laden with explosives detonates the explosives with the purpose of inflicting death or other damage on the intended target is known as _____ Bombing.

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Correct Answer: Suicide

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Light automatic weapons that fire pistol ammunition refers to _____ Guns.

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Correct Answer: Submachine

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Stinger is a technologically advanced handheld anti-aircraft missile manufactured by the _____.

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Correct Answer: US

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Smallpox is a formerly epidemic disease that has been eradicated in nature but that has been preserved in research laboratories. A possible ingredient for _____ weapons.

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Correct Answer: Biological

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______ methods become closely affiliated with the operational activities of specific extremist groups.

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Correct Answer: Signature

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Semtex was a _____ plastic explosive originally manufactured in Czechoslovakia when it was a member of the Soviet bloc.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Sarin Nerve Gas is a potent nerve gas. The Aum Shinrikyō cult released Sarin gas into the Tokyo subway system in March 1995, killing _____ and injuring thousands.

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Correct Answer: 12

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SA-7 is an infrared-targeted Soviet-made _____ missile.

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Correct Answer: Surface to air

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A rocket-propelled grenade weapon manufactured in large quantities by the Soviet bloc is known as _____

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Correct Answer: RPG-7

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Rocket Propelled Grenades are handheld military weapons that use a repellent to fire a rocket-like explosive.

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Correct Answer: False

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Roadside Bombs were improvised explosive devices (IEDs) constructed and deployed by _____insurgents against U.S.-led occupation forces.

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Correct Answer: Iraqi

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RDX is the central component of most _____explosives.

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Correct Answer: Plastic

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Radiological agents are materials that emit radiation that can harm living organisms when_____

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Qassam Rocket was a relatively unsophisticated surface-to-surface missile developed by the military arm of Hamas in_____.

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Correct Answer: Gaza

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More sophisticated pressure triggers react to _____ pressure, such as changes in pressure when an airliner ascends or descends.

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Correct Answer: Atmospheric

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PGMS refer to technologically advanced weapons that can be remotely guided to targets. Some PGMs are referred to as “_____ bombs.”

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Correct Answer: Smart

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_____ is a poisonous chemical agent.

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Correct Answer: Potassium Cyanide

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Malleable explosive compounds commonly used by terrorists refer to _____ Explosives.

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Correct Answer: Plastic

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Phosgene Gas is a chemical agent that causes the _____ to fill with water, choking the victim.

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Correct Answer: Lungs

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Nuclear Weapons refer to high-explosive military weapons using weapons-grade _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Netwar is an emerging method of conflict that uses network forms of organization and information-age _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Nerve Gasses refer to chemical agents, such as _____ that block (or “short-circuit”) nerve messages in the body.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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A chemical agent that is a mist rather than a gas. It is a blistering agent that affects _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Motolov Cocktails are simple _____ bombs consisting of a bottle with a rag inserted as a wick.

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Correct Answer: Gasoline

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Military-grade explosives that are buried in the soil or rigged to be detonated as booby traps. Antipersonnel mines are designed to kill_____, and antitank mines are designed to destroy vehicles.

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Correct Answer: People

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Terrorism that is purposely carried out to attract attention from the media and, consequently, the general public is known as _____ Oriented Terrorism.

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Correct Answer: Media

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Martyr Nation is a theoretical construct arguing that an entire ethnonational people is willing to endure any sacrifice to promote its liberation.

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is the standard assault rifle for the U.S. military; first introduced in the mid-1960s.

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Correct Answer: M-16

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Kneecapping is a signature method of violence used by combatants in _____. The technique involved shooting a victim in the back of the knee joint, thus shooting off the kneecap.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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King david hotel Bombing was the bombing of a hotel in _____ that housed the headquarters of the British military and the government secretariat before the founding of the state of Israel.

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Correct Answer: Jerusalem

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_____ is a method of propaganda by the deed in which symbolic individuals or small groups are taken captive as a way to publicize the terrorists’ cause.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Iron Dome is an Israeli missile defense network deployed to intercept _____ improvised rockets.

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Correct Answer: Palestinian

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IEDS so-called roadside bombs that were constructed and deployed by _____ insurgents during the U.S.-led occupation.

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Correct Answer: Iraqi

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Gasoline Bomb is a simple explosive consisting of a gasoline-filled container with a detonator.

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Correct Answer: True

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Fallout refers to dangerous radioactive debris emitted into the atmosphere by a _____ explosion that descends to Earth as toxic material.

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Correct Answer: Nuclear

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Electronic trigger refers to remotely controlled bombs that are commonly employed by terrorists. The trigger is activated by a remote _____ signal.

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Correct Answer: Both

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Dynamite is a commercially available high explosive that has _____ as its principal chemical ingredient.

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Correct Answer: Nitroglycerine

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A highly toxic bomb that contains conventional bomb components and toxic substances such as radioactive materials or toxic chemicals is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Dirty Bomb

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C-4 is a powerful military-grade _____ explosive.

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Correct Answer: Plastic

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Chlorine Gas is a chemical agent that destroys the cells that line the ______ tract.

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Correct Answer: Respiratory

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Chemical agents are the chemicals that can potentially be converted into_____.

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Correct Answer: Weapon

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Bubonic Plague also known as the _____ in medieval Europe, this disease was spread by bacteria-infected fleas that infected hosts when bitten. The disease was highly infectious and often fatal.

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Correct Answer: Black Death

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Botulism is a rather common form of food poisoning. It is a _____ and can be deadly if inhaled or ingested even in small quantities.

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Correct Answer: Bacterium

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Biological Agents is a term used to refer to _____ ingredients in biological weapons.

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Correct Answer: Potential

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Assault Rifles means _____ military-grade weapons that use rifle ammunition.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Armed Propaganda is the use of symbolic violence to spread propaganda about a _____ movement.

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Correct Answer: Extremist

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A semiautomatic assault rifle manufactured in the_____ for the civilian population.

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Correct Answer: US

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A disease afflicting farm animals that can also be contracted by humans. A possible ingredient for _____weapons.

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Correct Answer: Biological

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NFO Explosives are powerful explosive compounds made from ingredients obtained from _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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A durable assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the Soviet Union in_____.

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Correct Answer: 1947

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