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A '''suicide attack''' is a method of directing a weapon against a target, guided by a human being, who will inevitably die in the attack. In modern times, the first class of frequent suicide attacks were by various Japanese weapons in the [[Second World War | A '''suicide attack''' is a method of directing a weapon against a target, guided by a human being, who will inevitably die in the attack. In modern times, the first class of frequent suicide attacks were by various Japanese weapons in the [[Second World War, primarily conventional aircraft, ''[[kamikaze'', that would crash into the target. These weapons were used exclusively against military targets. | ||
Defining the attack type is difficult, and explaining the motivation is even harder.<ref name=Mansdorff>{{citation | Defining the attack type is difficult, and explaining the motivation is even harder.<ref name=Mansdorff>{{citation | ||
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| title = The Psychological Framework of Suicide Terrorism | | title = The Psychological Framework of Suicide Terrorism | ||
| author = Irwin J. Mansdorff | | author = Irwin J. Mansdorff | ||
| url = http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp496.htm}}</ref> Not all suicide attacks meet the basic criterion of [[terrorism | | url = http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp496.htm}}</ref> Not all suicide attacks meet the basic criterion of [[terrorism: attack on civilian targets. Indeed, the suicider may not even attempt to harm anyone directly, but instead attack a political objective, as in the self-immolation of monks in the [[South Vietnamese Buddhist crisis and coup of 1963. Definite terrorist attacks, however, were characterized by spokesmen for the [[George W. Bush Administration as "homicide attacks",<ref name=Fleischer>{{citation | ||
| author = Ari Fleischer | | author = Ari Fleischer | ||
| title = Press Briefing, Office of the Press Secretary | | title = Press Briefing, Office of the Press Secretary | ||
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| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/01/mil-090105-irna03.htm}}</ref> | | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/01/mil-090105-irna03.htm}}</ref> | ||
Suicide attacks, often by an individual wearing an explosive charge and walking to the target, are common terrorist attacks; the targets may be military but often are civilian. Larger and deadlier attacks come when the explosives are in a vehicle (e.g., [[1983 Beirut barracks bombings | Suicide attacks, often by an individual wearing an explosive charge and walking to the target, are common terrorist attacks; the targets may be military but often are civilian. Larger and deadlier attacks come when the explosives are in a vehicle (e.g., [[1983 Beirut barracks bombings) or by boat (''[[USS Cole'', 2000) and by large aircraft as in the [[9/11 attack. | ||
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A suicide attack is a method of directing a weapon against a target, guided by a human being, who will inevitably die in the attack. In modern times, the first class of frequent suicide attacks were by various Japanese weapons in the [[Second World War, primarily conventional aircraft, [[kamikaze, that would crash into the target. These weapons were used exclusively against military targets. Defining the attack type is difficult, and explaining the motivation is even harder.[1] Not all suicide attacks meet the basic criterion of [[terrorism: attack on civilian targets. Indeed, the suicider may not even attempt to harm anyone directly, but instead attack a political objective, as in the self-immolation of monks in the [[South Vietnamese Buddhist crisis and coup of 1963. Definite terrorist attacks, however, were characterized by spokesmen for the [[George W. Bush Administration as "homicide attacks",[2] while their sponsors called them "martyrdom operations."[3] Suicide attacks, often by an individual wearing an explosive charge and walking to the target, are common terrorist attacks; the targets may be military but often are civilian. Larger and deadlier attacks come when the explosives are in a vehicle (e.g., [[1983 Beirut barracks bombings) or by boat ([[USS Cole, 2000) and by large aircraft as in the [[9/11 attack. References
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