Document Type
Article
Department
Politics and Economics (CGU)
Publication Date
2004
Disciplines
Defense and Security Studies | Military and Veterans Studies | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Suicide bombing is the act of blowing oneself up in order to kill (destroy) or injure (damage) a target. The target may be military or civilian or both. Typically, the killing or physical destruction of the target is less important than the terror generated by undertaking the act. This ultimately makes suicide bombing a “disruptive firepower” capability (based on Bond-Relationship Targeting) utilized by opposing forces (OPFORs) which lack traditional destructive firepower.
Rights Information
© 2004 Association of the United States Army
Recommended Citation
Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, “Suicide Bombings in Operation Iraqi Freedom,” Land Warfare Paper W46 (Arlington, VA: Association of the United States Army, September 2004).
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Defense and Security Studies Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Political Science Commons
