MMSL 2020, 89(4):215-220 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2020.017
TERRORIST ATTACKS BY LONELY WOLFS AND ITS PREVENTIONReview article
- 1 Fakulta vojenského zdravotnictví, Univerzita obrany v Brně, Třebešská 1575, 500 01 Hradec Králové, Česká republika
- 2 Centrum bezpečnostních a vojensko-strategických studií – válečná škola, Univerzita obrany v Brně, Kounicova 65, 662 10 Brno, Česká republika
Problematika osamělých vlků, nebo též osamělých útočníků, získává z bezpečnostního hlediska na významu z důvodu aktuálnosti útoků i velmi obtížné ochraně proti nim. Neorganizovaní útočníci schopní zasáhnout na jakémkoliv místě a indoktrinovaní například jen na základě informací z elektronických zdrojů představují závažný problém, kterým se musí zabývat každá země. V některých oblastech dosahuje dopad útoků vlků samotářů zásadního významu. Tento přehledový článek shrnuje aktuální poznání v oblasti psychologických a sociálních aspektů osamělých vlků, rozděluje typy útoků a diskutuje možnosti preventivních opatření.
Keywords: CBRN; indoktrinace; psychoanalýza; radikalizace; terorizmus; TRAP-18; zbraň
The issue of lone wolfs or a lone-actor terrorists become a serious and actual security problem that does not have an easy solution. The non-organized attackers are able to target any site at any time and they can become indoctrinated by internet and a contact with a terrorist group is not a condition of their activity. Currently, all countries over the world has to prepare for an eventuality of an attack. Some regions are hardly burdened by the attackers and preparation of countermeasures is a crucial task for law enforcement units. This review paper summarizes basic knowledge in the field of lone wolfs regarding to psychological and social aspects, distinguishes basic types of attacks and discuses effectivity of countermeasures.
Keywords: CBRN; indoctrination; psychoanalysis; radicalization; terrorism; TRAP; weapon
Received: June 22, 2020; Revised: July 22, 2020; Accepted: July 22, 2020; Prepublished online: July 27, 2020; Published: December 4, 2020 Show citation
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