Terrorist Attacks Against Failed States Are Traditionally Less Lethal Than

question 19

True/False

Terrorist attacks against failed states are traditionally less lethal than attacks against other nations because the failed states have no strong leadership, and therefore, no direct target of the terrorist acts.

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