 Outbreak: A Comprehensive Analysis of Biological Terrorism♦Wesley S. McCann Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2024, vol. 47, issue 10, 1299-1328 Abstract: Only a few studies on biological terrorism have ever been conducted empirically. Many of these focus on CBRN terrorism as a whole, rather than biological terrorism, specifically. Other accounts utilize a case- or historical analysis instead. This study serves as the most comprehensive empirical assessment of bioterrorism to date by drawing on the Profiles of Incidents involving CBRN and Non-State Actors (POICN) Database at START as well as additional databases. The databases were merged to create a database whereby both CBRN and non-CBRN cases were included for both individuals and groups. Several binary logistic regression models (1990-2016) were then executed on biological weapons pursuit. The type of actor and ideology seem to be the most important factors for predicting biological weapons pursuit, although ethnic fractionalization was also negatively correlated with biological weapons pursuit. Governance measures had variable, but negative relationships with pursuit as well. Implications and recommendations are discussed. Date: 2024 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:uterxx:v:47:y:2024:i:10:p:1299-1328 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2022.2034852 Access Statistics for this article Studies in Conflict and Terrorism is currently edited by Bruce Hoffman More articles in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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