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VOL. XX, Issue 3

Bibliography: Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (CBRN)

This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature, bibliographies and other resources on the use (or intended use) of weapons of mass destruction (i.e., chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons) by terrorist actors. It focuses on recent publications (up to July 2026) and should not be considered as being exhaustive. The literature has been retrieved by manually browsing more than 200 core and periphery sources in the field of Terrorism Studies. Additionally, full-text as well as reference retrieval systems have been employed to broaden the search.

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The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) is a think-and-do tank based in The Hague, Netherlands. We provide research, policy advice, training and other solutions to support better counter-terrorism policies and practices worldwide. We also contribute to the scientific and publi.…