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Jihadist Use of Technology Paul Easter Harquebus Ltd. Contents. Use of Internet Use of technology in weapons State sponsorship Chemical Biological, Nuclear and Radiological (CBRN) weapons. Why?. The myth of terrorist mastery of technology Bias of media, government agencies and jihadists
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Contents Use of Internet Use of technology in weapons State sponsorship Chemical Biological, Nuclear and Radiological (CBRN) weapons
Why? The myth of terrorist mastery of technology Bias of media, government agencies and jihadists Lack of credulity in literature
Jihadist Useof the Internet Communications Training Planning and execution of attacks Fundraising Propaganda and radicalisation As a cyber weapon
Jihadist Useof the Internet Communications - PASS Training – MARGINAL PASS Planning and execution of attacks - PASS Fundraising - PASS Propaganda and radicalisation – PASS As a cyber weapon - FAIL
Jihadist Useof the Internet All uses follow conventional models
IEDs and Non-ConventionalWeapons Conventional use Adapted use Novel use and new technology
IEDs and Non-ConventionalWeapons (Conventional Use) Most effective as part of complex (combined) attack
IEDs and Non-ConventionalWeapons (Adapted Use) IEDs Command wire PIRs Cordless phone/3G Mixed Technology race continues
IEDs and Non-ConventionalWeapons IEDs - PASS EFPs – PASS (but) NMMs – FAIL (but)
CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
CBRN (Chemical) Experimentation Use of chlorine gas in Iraq Muktabbar Use in Syria
CBRN (Biological) Small Programme in Afghanistan pre-2001 Aspirational Only successful attack in US
CBRN (Radiological) Plots disrupted Aspirational Most plausible
CBRN (Nuclear) Aspiration Evidence of attempts at procurement State programmes take years
CBRN (Summary) Chemical – MARGINAL PASS Biological – FAIL Radiological – FAIL (but) Nuclear – FAIL
State Sponsorship Syria, Iran, Pakistan Degrees of sponsorship – Hezbollah Technology transfer
Summary Conservative in use of technology Evolutionary rather than revolutionary State sponsorship is more important than most literature suggests