Domestic Terror
As defined by the FBI, domestic terror is activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state; appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Pulitzer-prise winning photograph taken during the Charlottesville, Va. attack.
Terrorism

As defined by Title 18 U.S.C. Chapter 113B Section 2331, terrorism is:

  • Activities that involve an act dangerous to human life or potential destruction of critical infrastructure or any key resource
  • And that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or any state or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs
  • And is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence a government or affect a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

As defined in Title 18, U.S.C. 2332a, weapons of mass destruction is:

  • Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, or missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, or mine or similar device
  • Any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemical or their precursors
  • Any weapon involving a disease organism
  • Any weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life
CBRNE

A commonly accepted method for categorizing WMD is CBRNE:

C (Chemical agents, including Toxic Industrial Chemicals)

B (Biological agents)

R (Radiological devices)

N (Nuclear devices)

E (Explosive devices).