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The motives for destructing objects by fanatics can mostly be found in the amount of attention that this yields. This motive gives a very good clue of what might be potential targets for fanatics: not only should its destruction yield a fair amount of attention, but also it should be the kind of attention that would help the fanatics' 'cause'. Depending on the fanatics faction, this can entail a wide variety of reactions; for some factions, negative attention is not unwanted. We see this in the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center#Destruction|11 September 2001 attack]] on the New York Trade Center. Although this generated almost uniformly negative responses in the western world, this was received with joy by the responsible faction (al-Qaeda). |
The motives for destructing objects by fanatics can mostly be found in the amount of attention that this yields. This motive gives a very good clue of what might be potential targets for fanatics: not only should its destruction yield a fair amount of attention, but also it should be the kind of attention that would help the fanatics' 'cause'. Depending on the fanatics faction, this can entail a wide variety of reactions; for some factions, negative attention is not unwanted. We see this in the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center#Destruction|11 September 2001 attack]] on the New York Trade Center. Although this generated almost uniformly negative responses in the western world, this was received with joy by the responsible faction (al-Qaeda). |
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| + | Another motive for attacking objects is as a force multiplier for an attack on people. This can be used on [[urban object]]s if: |
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| + | * the object can be potentially harmful to humans (such as chemical plants, oil/gas refineries and storages, nuclear plants, etcetera) |
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| + | * the object provides an essential service to the well-being of humans and belongs to the critical infrastructure. In this case, its failure can bring harm to the people. |
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| + | If either of these conditions is true, one should be aware that in the eyes of fanatics seeking mass killing, it could be an [[attractive object]]. |
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Security issue: Destruction by fanatics
Destruction by fanatics is the crime of purposely causing damage in order to make a statement or to influence the public opinion. This threat is exerted out of [[wilful action}human intent]] by either terrorists or criminal activists.
Description
We see that the subject of fanatics (terrorists or criminal activists) can be either persons, objects, or both. This category of security issues focusses on the threat directed towards objects. When directed at people, it falls under the category of mass killing.
The motives for destructing objects by fanatics can mostly be found in the amount of attention that this yields. This motive gives a very good clue of what might be potential targets for fanatics: not only should its destruction yield a fair amount of attention, but also it should be the kind of attention that would help the fanatics' 'cause'. Depending on the fanatics faction, this can entail a wide variety of reactions; for some factions, negative attention is not unwanted. We see this in the 11 September 2001 attack on the New York Trade Center. Although this generated almost uniformly negative responses in the western world, this was received with joy by the responsible faction (al-Qaeda).
Another motive for attacking objects is as a force multiplier for an attack on people. This can be used on urban objects if:
- the object can be potentially harmful to humans (such as chemical plants, oil/gas refineries and storages, nuclear plants, etcetera)
- the object provides an essential service to the well-being of humans and belongs to the critical infrastructure. In this case, its failure can bring harm to the people.
If either of these conditions is true, one should be aware that in the eyes of fanatics seeking mass killing, it could be an attractive object.
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