FAS Addresses Norway's Terrorist Attack

FAS Addresses Norway's Terrorist Attack

On July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik conducted the largest terrorist attack in Norway's history, setting off an explosion in front of government buildings in Oslo killing 8 people, followed by a shooting spree on Utoya Island, killling 68 people.


Breivik left a 1500 page treatise, 2083: A European Declaration of Independence, which became available a few days ago. FAS experts have analyzed this treatise and have concluded that the nature of these attacks, along with the contents of the treatise raise questions of immediate concern. These include Breivik's connections to extremist cells and his assertions of forthcoming attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.


To read FAS's report, Norway's Anders Breivik: Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Politics of Cultural Despair on the Terrorism Analysis Project Blog, please click here.