What is the Link Between Symbolic Value and Terrorism Attacks Against Nuclear Waste Shipments?
Terrorism is generally defined in terms of the tactics used in the attacks, by use of a typology of potential adversaries, and/or within the confines of criminal law. Another way of understanding terrorism is to focus on why certain targets are more attractive than others. For example, why was the World Trade Center the target of repeated attacks? To answer that question we must understand that these buildings represented more than just steel and concrete. To the terrorists that attacked the complex in February 1993 and again in September 2001, this office and commercial complex represented American economic strength. These attacks were against the core values of this society and the financial force behind American global economic dominance. They were not merely attacks against buildings, nor were the buildings just a target for random violence. The attacks meant something and were designed to convey a message to America and the world community. So, could an attack against SNF and HLRW
