Current Events Report: Lone Wolves’ CBRNe Capabilities: lessons from the recent events in Norway
The recent terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011 have brought lone wolf terrorism back to the forefront of public concern. The bombing of government buildings in Oslo and subsequent mass shootings on the nearby island of Utøya which resulted in the deaths of seventy seven people, were carried out by lone wolf Anders Breivik. Breivik’s attacks started at 3:20 p.m. when a bomb made primarily from fertilizer exploded outside government offices in central Oslo. The bombing was soon followed by a mass shooting on Utøya Island at 5:27 p.m., which lasted about an hour and caused the death of sixty nine people.
This current events report will discuss lone wolves’ CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) capabilities as demonstrated by the actions of Breivik and others. While Breivik eventually resorted to the more traditional use of conventional weapons i.e. small arms and explosives, his manifesto indicates that he spent a great deal of time and effort entertaining the use of CBRN weapons…..
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