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      "title": "Terrorist Motivations for Chemical and Biological Weapons Use: Placing the Threat in Context",
      "summary": "There is widespread belief that the likelihood of terrorist use of chemical and biological\nweapons\n(CBW) is increasing, in part as a result of publicized new evidence of terrorist interest and\ncapabilities, as well as the political fall-out from the war in Iraq. This is a serious present concern\nthat deserves examination in the broader framework provided by the patterns, motivations and\nhistorical context for the current terrorist threat. Although it can have a powerful psychological\nimpact, past CBW use by terrorists has been rare and has not caused a large number of casualties,\nespecially compared to other weapons. Terrorist attacks are deliberately designed to surprise, so no\ntrend analysis will ever perfectly predict them, especially in the contemporary international climate. \nThis report presents the arguments for and against future nonstate terrorist acquisition and/or use of\nCBW weapons against the United States, as well as a brief discussion of issues for congress\nconcerning how best to counter the threat. It will not be updated.",
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