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Describes results of calculations and estimates on effectiveness of earth penetrating atomic weapons of yield one to ten kilotons against targets containing biological weapons; argues that aboveground effects of underground nuclear explosions would be fewer than casualties resulting from dispersal of large quantities of bioagents; US.

Using and testing a conceptual model that draws on social science and particularly social movement theory, this volume examines public support for al-Qa'ida's transnational jihadist movement, the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey, and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The authors discuss which factors were most salient across cases, how their importance varied in each case, and how this understanding can inform strategy.