URBAN TERRORIST OPERATIONS

• NCJ Number: 38772
• Journal: Police Journal Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 277-284
• Author(s): J B Wolf
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Justice of the Peace, Ltd
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THE THEORETICAL PROS AND CONS OF URBAN TERRORISM ARE DISCUSSED - THE INCUMBENT GOVERNMENT IS PARADOXICALLY STRONGER AND MORE VULNERABLE AT THE SAME LEVEL.

Abstract

THE STRENGTH OF THE INCUMBENT LIES IN TECHNICAL AND NUMERICAL SUPERIORITY; THE WEAKNESS IN THE VULNERABILITY OF MASS COMMUNICATION CENTERS AND DENSE POPULATION. THE TERRORIST HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF ANONYMITY AND THE DISADVANTAGE OF THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF SECURITY LEAKS. RURAL TERRORISM DOES NOT WORK IN THE CITY. THE TUPAMAROS OF URUGUAY ARE HELD AS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL URBAN TERRORIST OPERATIONS....PO