Abstract
Only a few studies on CBRN terrorism have ever been conducted empirically. To build on this scant literature, this study draws on a novel dataset—the CBRN Terrorism Dataset (CTD). Binary logistic regression models (1990–2016) were executed on two outcomes to discern the factors associated with CBRN weapons pursuit. Across the models, the findings were consistent. Religious groups were more likely to pursue CBRN weapons; even when chemical weapons were excluded from the outcome. Ethnic fractionalization was negatively associated with CBRN weapons pursuit, yet wealth, polity, and environmental factors play almost no role in explaining pursuit. The results and ideological classifications suggest that when anti-abortion terrorism is re-classified under the religious category and single-issue terrorism is classified according to ideology, many of the findings in the extant literature lose support. Limitations and recommendations are provided.
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