The Counterterrorism Yearbook 2017: is terrorism an existential threat? | The Strategist

LTC Eric Udouj I have to agree with the argument against Biden's views. Of course terrorism is an existential threat. That is one of it's main goals - to create a fear in the people that if they do not follow the will of those imposing the terrorist tactics, they will suffer pain & death. It targets the lowest level of citizens - those that are not educated, or refuse to educate themselves, in the happenings & simply believe what is placed in front of them.
While there may not be a large terrorist organization here (that we know of fully), small cells can cause havok & sow the seeds of this threat. It only take a generation living under that threat to drastically change the overall view of what a threat is.