[SOLVED] The Evolving Terrorist Threat

Please answer the following: 1.  According to the “The Evolving Terrorist Threat:” article by Joshua Sinai, several examples of the types of warfare terrorists generally employ to achieve their objectives were listed. What were they and how does each empower the terrorist?

2.  According to Gerstein, general agreement now exists that terrorists are “rational” actors. Their actions may not be understood by their victims or the governments and law enforcement agencies that attempt to deal with these threats, but they are far from random irrational acts. Chose a side of this argument and support it with a minimum of three different references.

3.  This is a 2 part question 1) Fully explain the CBRN agent threat posed by the group in the video “Rajneeshpuram: An Experiment to Provoke God” (the video can be found in the Week 4 Lesson); 2) and expound on if the key CBRN agent(s) threat they used in their actions is or is not a threat to our homeland today. Base your answer to the second part of the question upon additional research you conduct from the Internet or other reliable sources.

4.  Fully explain the threat posed by 4th Generation (Novichuk) Chemical Weapons. How have they been used by the Russian government and what makes them different from previous types of chemical weapons. Your answers should be based upon class readings and additional research you conduct from the Internet or other reliable academic sources.

5.  There are many questions surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is agreed upon by most that the origins are from Wuhan, China.  Based upon your readings and other scholarly works (sorry no conspiracy theories), is it possible that the COVID-19 outbreak was a purposeful act?  Would it be possible for a terrorist group to recreate the damage caused by this pandemic using a Biological Weapon?

Technical Requirements

Your paper must be at a minimum of 5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit). Each answer must be a minimum of one full page.
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

Additional Sites:
Navalny ‘poisoned’: What are Novichok agents and what do they do?:    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43377698

Hazmat Emergency Train Derailment, Livingston Louisiana 1982:  https://youtu.be/XiOFPXvVpwY

Rajneeshpuram: An Experiment to Provoke God:  https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1784857

The Evolving Terrorist Threat